RAO BULLETIN 1 July 2017
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RAO BULLETIN 1 July 2017 PDF Edition THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES Pg Article Subject . * DOD * . 04 == Cyber Defense ----------- (3 Ways DARPA Will Attack The Cyber Problem) 05 == Selective Service System [25] - (New Women Draft Attempt Shot Down) 05 == DoD/VA Seamless Transition [36] ----- (Integrated EHR System Impact) 06 == BRAC [58] ----------------------------------------- (Congress' Blockage Impact) 07 == CRSC [44] -------- (Are you Eligible for This DoD Retired Vet Program?) 08 == DoD/VA VLER [12] -------- (Authorization Needed to Share Your Records) 08 == Air Force Space Corps -------- (USAF Leaders Say 'Not Good for Much') 10 == Military Recruits ------------ (1000 To Be Deported Under Proposed Plan) 11 == DoD Fraud, Waste, & Abuse ---------------- (Reported 16 thru 30 JUN 2017) 12 == POW/MIA [89] ------------------------------- (Staff Sgt. Byron Nelson | WWll) 13 == POW/MIA Recoveries ------------- (Reported 16 thru 30 JUN 2017 | Twenty) . * VA * . 19 == VA Budget 2018 [06] -- (Plan Criticized by Democrats as Hurting VA Care) 19 == VA Budget 2018 [07] -------- (Looking for Ways to Fund Choice Expansion) 1 20 == VA Mental Health Care [ 33] - (Emergency Care for OTH Vets Starts 5 JUL) 21 == VA Disability System -- (Time to Rethink - Current System Not Sustainable) 21 == VA Appeals Backlog [08] ------------------ (10 More Years Before Fix Starts) 22 == VA Privatization [11] ------- (David Shulkin’s Vision for the Department) 23 == VA Vet Choice Program [54] ------------------------------ ($1 Billion Shortfall) 23 == VA Caregiver Program [42] ----------- ( Lack of Support Creates Challenges) 24 == VA MOVE! Program [02] ---------------------- (Others Did It. So Can You) 25 == VA Suicide Prevention [42] -- (Hotline Backup Center Use Drops to 1%) 26 == VA Vacant Buildings - (Shulkin Plan to Dispose/Reuse All Within 2 Yrs) 27 == VA Grave Markers [07] ----------- (718 Needed for Mount Moriah Cemetery) 28 == VA Mustard Agent Care [05] ---- (Shulkin Believes WWII Veterans Claims) 28 == VA Female Vet Care [01] ----------------------------------------- (Privacy Issue) 30 == VA Pharmacy [09] ---------------------------- (Additional Capabilities Needed) 30 == VA Accountability [49] -------- (Largest Reform to the VA In Its History) 31 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse --------------- (Reported 16 thru 30 JUN 2017) 34 == VAMC Aurora CO [21] ---------------------------- (Cost Overrun Scapegoat) 35 == VAMC Atlanta [04] ------ (IG Report Shows Sweeping Mismanagement) 35 == VAMC Little Rock AR [01] --- (Understaffing Causing Safety Concerns) . * Vets * . 36 == Vet Benefits ~ Seniors [02] ----------------- (Officials Back Off Cutting IU) 37 == Vet Jobs [223] ------- (VA VR&E Paid Apprenticeship Training w/PVA) 37 == Stolen Valor [106] ------------------------------------ (New Pennsylvania Law) 38 == DoD Disability Severance [04] ---- (Review Eligibility for Some Airmen) 38 == Medicaid Eligible Vets [04] ------ (Lifeline For 1 In 10 Vets May Be Cut) 39 == WWII VETS 139 ---------------------- (Moylan Smith | Invasion of Europe) 40 == Obit | Bill Dana ----------------------------------------------------- (15 JUN 2017) 41 == Obit | Arthur J. Jackson -------------------------------------------- (14 JUN 2017) 43 == Obit | Robert E. Woods ------------------------------------------- (30 MAY 2017) 45 == Retiree Appreciation Days --------------------------------- (As of 30 JUN 2017) 45 == Vet Hiring Fairs --------------------------------------------- (1 thru 31 JUL 2017) 47 == Vet State Benefits & Discounts -------------------------- (Louisiana JUN 2017) * Vet Legislation * . 48 == Vet Health Care [07] ----- (H.R.2372 | AHCA Tax Credit Issue Resolved) 48 == Medicare Part B Enrollment [01] ------- ( S.1461/HR.2243 | HEARTS Act) . * MILITARY * . 49 == USS Gerald A. Ford [06] --------------- (Plane Launch/Recovery Troubles) 50 == USMC Drones ---------------------------------------------- (3-D Printed Nibbler) 51 == Military Reenlistment -------------------- (Navy Relaxing Up or Out Policy) 52 == USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) --------------- (Collision Investigations Initiated) 53 == Army Manning Levels ---- (Army is Hiring | Will reach 1.8M by 30 SEP) 54 == DIRECT Tool Suite --------- (Natural/CBRNE Disaster Communications) 55 == Military Spouse Employment [02] --------------------- (Under Examination) 2 55 == USS Independence (CV-62) [01] --------- (Puget Sound Cleaning Lawsuit) 56 == Navy Uniform Changes [04] ------------- (Ball Cap Wearing, Earrings ++) 57 == Transgender Troops [05] ----- (Six Month Delay on Enlistments Sought) 58 == Military Deserters [01] ----------- (A1C Rudy Redd Victor Remains ID'ed) 59 == Military Pay Raise 2018 [01] ------------- (Stop Cutting Or Change Rules) 60 == Aerial Combat ----------- (Days Of American Dogfighting Might Be Over) . * MILITARY HISTORY * . 61 == Battle of Okinawa ------------------------------------------------- (Remembrance) 63 == Alaska Highway -------------------------- (75th Anniversary of WWII Project) 64 == Insanely Daring Air Raids ----------------------- ( No. 1 | The Cuxhaven Raid) 65 == Military History Anniversaries ----------------------------------- (1 thru 15 July) 65 == Medal Of Honor Story ----------------------------- (Ronald E Rosser | Korea) 66 == Medal of Honor Citations ---------------------- (Richard E. Fleming | WWII) 68 -== Abandoned Military Bases [02] ► Maginot Line, France . * HEALTH CARE * . 69 == Men's Health Care -------------------------- (Men's Health Is Important Too) 70 == Vitamins ---------------------------------------- (Shedding Light On Vitamin D) 71 == PTSD & Marriage ------------ (Advice From Someone Who’s Been There) 73 == Traumatic Brain Injury [64] --- (Prevent TBIs this Summer and Beyond) 74 == TRICARE Cancer Screenings [06] --------------------------------------- (Males) 75 == PTSD [231] ------------------------------------------------------- (July 4th Impact) 76 == Back Pain [03] ----------------------------- (Alternate Treatments That Work) 77 == TRICARE Podcast 402 ------- (Eating Fruits/Vegetables | ECHO | Sponsors) 79 == TRICARE Podcast 403 ---- (Hydration | Healthy Snacks | Divorced Spouse) . * FINANCES * . 80 == Dumb Insurance [03] ---- (Rental car, Pet & Extended/Home Warranties) 81 == Credit Monitoring [01] ------------------- (4 Reasons Not to Use A Service) 82 == Credit Repair Companies ------------------------------------- (5 Lies They Tell) 84 == Earn Extra Money ------------------------------------------- (20 Unusual Ways) 86 == Living Together but Not Married ---------- (5 Important Things to Know) 88 == DUI Costs [01] ---------------------------------------------- (Can you Afford It?) 89 == Tax Burden for Pennsylvania Retired Vets ----------------- (As of JUN 2017) . * GENERAL INTEREST * . 91== Notes of Interest ------------------------------------------- (16 thru 30 JUN 2017) 93== Lying About Military Service -- (Pennsylvania Makes It A Misdemeanor) 93 == Roswell UFO Incident ---------------------------------------- (70th Anniversary) 96 == Artificial Intelligence -------- (DARPA Ensuring Man Can Trust Machine) 97 == Money Contaminants ----- (Unsavory Substances Luring On Your Cash) 97 == PRK~US War ------------------ (What It Would Be Like | A Grim Scenario) 98 == Coca Cola [01] ---------------------------------------- (24 Ways it Can Be Used) 100 == Hitler Mementos [01] ------------------ (Large Collection Found in Argentina) 3 100 == Plastic Packaging ----------------------------------- (Best Way to Deal With It) 101 == PRK Nuclear Weapons [11] -------------- (Advancing H-bomb Development) 102 == Have You Heard? ------------------------ (Idle Observations | Leo and Frank) Note: 1. The page number on which an article can be found is provided to the left of each article’s title 2. Numbers contained within brackets [ ] indicate the number of articles written on the subject. To obtain previous articles send a request to [email protected]. * ATTACHMENTS * . Attachment - RAO Bulletin July 1, 2017 Attachment - Louisiana Vet State Benefits & Discounts JUN 2017 Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 1 thru 15 July * DoD * Cyber Defense ► 3 Ways DARPA Will Attack The Cyber Problem During a keynote presentation June 14 at the Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium in Baltimore, Steven Walker, acting director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, outlined three research areas his organization is focusing on in cyber. 1) Hardening systems against attacks. Walker referenced the Cyber Grand Challenge that was held last August as an example that could represent a paradigm shift in the way cyber is currently thought of. The challenge, he said, sought to defend a network and counterattack an adversarial network in a matter of minutes without human intervention — essentially machines versus machines in virtual capture the flag. This changes the idea of zero-day exploits and causes one to think in zero-second or zero-minute exploits, he said, given that the current timeline to close vulnerabilities in systems can run as high as 300 days, a timeline Walker called unacceptable. Systems that participated in the challenge automatically identified and addressed software flaws, maintained operations, and scanned the Cyber Grand Challenge network to identify exploits and vulnerabilities in the other systems. The next step is to evolve the experiment into an operational capability. 2) Operating through cyberattacks. DARPA is developing technologies to rapidly detect and isolate attacks on the electric power grid.