... the Recovery Plan. Recovery Coordinators would have the authority to coordinate medical care, rehabilitation, education, and employment-related programs, as well as disability benefits. This is a difficult and complex job, and both Departments must be committed to making it work. Recovery Coordinators would ensure that patients and families ... training, and workrelated benefits early in the rehabilitation period. The Department's education, training, and employment programs should include incentives to encourage veterans to participate and stay enrolled. (Our survey found that 21... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/JULFILES/07 25 2007 wounded warriors.pdf
2. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-13-2007 #5 -- BLIND VETERAN GETS DONATED CONDO AND A FRESH OUTLOOK ON LIFE -- "I'm not thinking about war anymore. I'm thinking about getting adjusted in Scottsdale and getting a job."nf071307-5.htm
... getting adjusted in Scottsdale and getting a job." The Nation's # ... getting adjusted in Scottsdale and getting a job." "I'm not thinking about war anymore," Ryan Job says. "I'm thinking ... getting adjusted in Scottsdale and getting a job." Story here... ... getting adjusted in Scottsdale and getting a job." Job, who held the rank of special ... two blind specialists who will work with Job to help adapt his home and lifestyle based on the disability. Job said he is learning a computer screen... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf071307-5.htm
3. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 08-18-2007 #9 -- 193,000 JOBS AVAILABLE FOR VETERANS TO CHOOSE FROM -- The federal government is facing a potential crisis. Thousands of federal employees will retire, leaving a massive hole in the federal workforce.nf081807-9.htm
... #9 -- 193,000 JOBS AVAILABLE FOR VETERANS TO CHOOSE FROM - ... Bookmark Printer Friendly Page 193,000 JOBS AVAILABLE FOR VETERANS TO CHOOSE FROM - ...---- 193,000 Jobs Available for Vets to Choose From The ... for a Public Service report Where the Jobs Are: Mission Critical Opportunities for America ... 193,000 new workers for vacant jobs in the following fields: security, ... administration. Filling these "mission critical jobs" is a top priority. Over ... relocation incentives and graduate school scholarships. Jobs are available all of the world 50,000 jobs are abroad and throughout the United States... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAUG07/nf081807-9.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-10-2007 #6 -- JOBS AND THE WOUNDED SOLDIER -- Complaints often lost in the shuffle and grievances alleging bias are underreported.nf021007-6.htm
...10-2007 #6 -- JOBS AND THE WOUNDED SOLDIER -- Complaints ... page: Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page JOBS AND THE WOUNDED SOLDIER -- Complaints ... strength so he can return to his job as a Duke Power maintainence worker in ...------- JOBS AND THE WOUNDED SOLDIER Complaints often lost ... he's entitled to have his job back. For now, the company ... indicates federal agencies are allowing too many employment complaints from wounded soldiers to go unreported ... the four federal agencies responsible for handling employment complaints from citizen soldiers implement a common ... to men and women who leave their jobs and put themselves in harm's... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf021007-6.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-02-2007 #12 -- BATTLES DON'T END WHEN VETERANS RETURN -- Outreach strong, but finding job and healthcare can be tough.nf020207-12.htm
... -- Outreach strong, but finding job and healthcare can be tough. The ... -- Outreach strong, but finding job and healthcare can be tough. Vets ... return Area outreach strong, but finding job, health care can be tough James ... also encountering a tough time on the job market. "There is no seamless ... the military must do a much better job of making veterans returning home aware of ... never left. They should get their job back, or an equivalent, and ... the problem is that the creative director job that Preston left when her Army reserve ... 2004 no longer exists and the two jobs that replaced it don't have... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf020207-12.htm
... The Nation's #1 Independent Veterans Web Site Click here to make VA Watchdog dot Org your homepage VA NEWS FLASH from Larry Scott at VA Watchdog dot Org -- 12-13-2007 #1 PLACE YOUR AD HERE CLICK FOR DETAILS VA Watchdog Stuff cups, hats, shirts click here to support the site Be sure to get all five VA Watchdog dot Org RSS feeds -- Daily VA News Flashes House CVA Veterans' News Senate CVA Veterans' News VA Press Releases VSO Press Releases Download your free copy of the 2007 VA benefits handbook here... Printer-Friendly Version THE PEAKE PAPERS -- VA Secretary... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf121307-1.htm
.... Printer-Friendly Version MASSACHUSETTS PROGRAM GIVES JOB TRAINING TO AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS -- " ...---- Mass. program gives job training for American Indian veterans By Mark Pratt .... Department of Veterans Affairs compensated work therapy job training program that's been established at ..., said Anthony Campinell, director of therapeutic employment programs for the Veterans Health Administration. " ...," Campinell said. "We have job training programs on some reservations, but opportunities ... and do the same thing and keep the jobs and money in the community," said ...2007 #5 --MASSACHUSETTS PROGRAM GIVES JOB TRAINING TO AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS --"... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf120307-5.htm
8. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-02-2007 #1 -- THE DREAM TURNS SOUR FOR FOUNDER OF FLORIDA'S CENTER OF HOPE -- "We never implied that she defrauded anybody. She did not fulfill promises made in a contract to the government."nf070207-1.htm
... get them benefits, health care and jobs. It was an ambitious undertaking for ... food, counseling, case management, job training and other services. The Center ... abuse or mental illness, would get job training. When the center opened in ... The Center of Hope did a good job with food, housing and helping vets ... disability payments, he said. But jobs programs were halfhearted at best. Bob ... human relations professional, volunteered to teach job skills and resume writing at the center ..., paralegals, nursing assistants and other jobs, Yakubisin said. Thirty-six have found full-time jobs. ------... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf070207-1.htm
9. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-20-2007 #4 -- VETERANS ARE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR JOBS -- Many companies are boosting recruiting efforts.nf022007-4.htm
... -- VETERANS ARE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR JOBS -- Many companies are boosting recruiting ... Friendly Page VETERANS ARE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR JOBS -- Many companies are boosting recruiting ...-- Veterans are good candidates for jobs Companies boost recruiting efforts BY BARBARA HAGENBAUGH ... Raymon Williams, 28, received five job offers when he left the Navy last ... smile on their face, get the job done and just have a great attitude ... online lender will go to a military job fair. Recruiters from the J. ... Los Angeles recently went to a military job fair to try to find security guards ... managing editor of G.I. Jobs magazine, attributes the increased interest to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf022007-4.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 04-25-2007 #1 -- VA SECRETARY NICHOLSON UNVEILS TASK FORCE REPORT TO HELP RETURNING TROOPS -- From the agency that invented red tape, you get more red tape. Task Force makes 25 recommendations to assist OEF/OIF vets, but offers no additional funding, no additional staffing and institutes unrealistic timelines for implementation.nf042507-1.htm
... opportunities for veterans to obtain self-employment. The Labor Department will also work .... _improve outreach with additional newsletters and job fairs to educate service members and veterans ... specifically targeted health care, benefits, employment, education, housing and outreach activities ... Time Limit of the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program beyond 12 months to allow additional ... 48 hours of rating decision. ΓΈ Jobs, Education & Housing Expand eligibility of ... or family is to obtain self-employment. Dod and the Department of Labor ... will promote awareness of the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA) rights to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAPR07/nf042507-1.htm
