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Bulletin 150801 (PDF Edition) RAO BULLETIN 1 August 2015 PDF Edition THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES Pg Article Subject * DOD * . 05 == Traumatic Brain Injury [46] -- (A Head for the Future Inputs Wanted) 05 == Anthrax [02] ---- (Accidental Shipments Result of Procedural Errors) 07 == DoD Lawsuit | Hollis~Shon ---------- (NH Jacksonville | Malpractice) 08 == DoD Fraud, Waste, and Abuse -------- (Reported 15 thru 31 Jul 2015) 09 == Sequestration [48] ------- (Obama Reiterates Budget Bill Veto Pledge) 10 == Pentagon Access Cards --------------- (Move to Biometrics Underway) 11 == Guantanamo Bay Navy Base [01] --------- (Relations Restoral Impact) 12 == POW/MIA Update 60 -------------- (CIA POW Records Block | FOIA) 13 == POW/MIA Recoveries ----------------- (Reported 150701 thru 150714) * VA * . 15 == VA Health Care Access [25] ----------------------- (Wait Times by City) 16 == VA Vet Choice Program [21] ---- (Appointments Double in 2 Months) 17 == VA Budget 2015 [04] ------ (VA Accused of Creating Shortfall Crisis) 18 == VA Budget 2015 [05] ----------- (Bill Passed to Cover $3.3B Shortfall) 19 == VA Employment [01] ----------------- (41,500 Vacancies in JUN 2015) 20 == VA Employment [02] ---------------------------------- (VA Hiring Q&A) 21== VA “IU” Compensation ------------------------------------- (Age Ceiling) 23 == VA Police ------------- (Law Enforcement Officer Designation Sought) 24 == PTSD [197] ------------------------- (Tetris Video Game Therapy Study) 25 == VA Clinic Capacity ---- (Number of Turned Away Patients Unknown) 26 == Center for Women Veterans --------- (Jobs | U.S Mint/VA Partnership) 27 == VA Whistleblowers [31] ------------- (IG Drops Probe on Shea Wilkes) 28 == VA Whistleblowers [32] ------------- (IG Steps to Strengthen Program) 28 == VA Claims Backlog [148] ------- (33% of Vets in Backlog Have Died) 1 30 == VA Death Verification System ------- (2.7M Active Patients are Dead) 31 == VA Anniversary ------------------------------------- (85 Years of Service) 33 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ------------- (Reported 15 thru 31 Jul 2015) 36 == VA HCS Nebraska-W. Iowa -- (Budget Shortfall Impacts Home Care) 37 == VA HCS El Peso --- (Longest Mental Health Care Wait Times in U.S) 39 == VA HCS Pittsburgh [03] ------------- (Legionnaire’s Apology | Firings) 41 == VAMC Aurora CO [14] ----------- ($180M+ for 3 Parking Complexes) 42 == VAMC Augusta [02] ---------- (Falsified Medical Records Indictment) 43 == VAMC Des Moines [01] --------- (Chalk One Up for VA Health Care) 44 == VAMC Martinsburg WV -------- (Hepatitis C Treatment Wailing List) 46 == VARO Los Angeles - (Vet Disability Claims Ended Up In Shred Bins) 47 == VARO Indianapolis [01] ------------- (VA’s Leader in Transformation) * VETS * . 48 == POW/MIA [61] ------------------ (Mitsubishi Apologies to WWII Vets) 48 == POW/MIA [62] ----------- (36 Remains Brought Home From Tarawa) 49 == Vet Homeless Recovery Programs [02] -------- (‘Reveille’ 1-yr Later) 50 == Space “A” Travel [18] ---------- (AMC Terminal Telephone Numbers) 51 == PTSD [197] ------- (271,000 Vets Still Suffer 40 Years after Vietnam) 52 == Burn Pit Toxic Exposure [33] ------------------- (New Report Findings) 54 == VA Benefits [03] --------- (Don’t Blame Disabled Vets for High Cost) 55 == Retired Soldier Council ------------------ (2015 Recommendations | 30) 56 == World War I Memorial [05] ------------------------ (Needs A Makeover) 57 == Eisenhower Memorial [03] ---------------- (Taiwan Pledges $1 million) 58 == Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial [14] ----- (25-Year Legal Battle Over) 59 == Elections | 2016 ------------------ (CVA vs. VoteVets | Veterans Issues) 60 == Atomic Vets [10] ------------------------- (Warren Scott | Operation Ivy) 61 == Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial [01] ---------------- (Fight to Save) 62 == Retirement Planning [09] ------------------ (Marijuana-Friendly States) 62 == Soldier for Life ----------------------- (New Window Sticker Approved) 63 == Retiree Appreciation Days --------------------------- (As of 28 Jul 2015) 63 == Vet Hiring Fairs ------------------------------------ (01 thru 30 Aug 2015) 64 == Veterans Vision Project [09] --------------------------- (Sargent, USMC) 65 == WWII Vets 91 ------------------------------------------- (Rogers~Charles) 66 == WWII Oldest Vet [01] ---------------------------- (Didlake~Emma | 110) 67 == Veteran News ------------------------ (Missing Since '72 | Amos Shook) 68 == Photo of the Day ----------------------------------------------- (EOD Tech) 69 == Vet State Benefits & Discounts ------------------------------ (Ohio 2015) * VET LEGISLATION * . 69 == VA Accountability [10] ---- (H.R. 2999 | Fair VA Accountability Act) 70 == VA Accountability [11] ------------------------ (House Passes H.R.1994) 71 == VA Sexual Assault Care [11] --------- (H.R.1607 Approved by House) 72 == VA In Vitro Fertilization [06] ---- (Sen. Tillis Actions Scuttles S.469) 73 == NDAA for 2016 Update 13 --------- (Conference Committee Progress) 73 == Vet Benefit Legislation [03] ---- (Clean Discharges for DADT LGBT) 2 74== VA ID Card [08] ---------------------------- (Obama Signs bill Into Law) 74 == Illinois Property Tax [01] --------- (Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature) 75 == Vet Bills Submitted to 114th Congress --------- (150714 thru 150731) * MILITARY * . 78 == LIPE --------------------------------- (New Terrifyingly Loud Noise Gun) 80 == U.S. War Casualty Statistics ----------- (All Conflicts as of 2 Jan 2015) 80 == Enlistment [15] ------------- (New Rules | Immigrant Right of Refusal) 81 == WWII 70th Anniversary ------ (Mitsubishi A6M Zero Being Prepared) 81 == Saigon's Fall --------------------------------------------- (40th Anniversary) 83 == Military Enlistment Standards 2015 [03] ---- (Number of Dependents) 84 == AFRC Garmisch (Europe) [01] ---------------------- (Eligibility Change) 85 == Medal of Honor Citations ---------------- (Guenette, Peter M | Vietnam) * MILITARY HISTORY * . 87 == Iwo Jima Reflections -------- (William Bryan | Horrifying Experience) 88 == Aviation Art ------------------------------------------ (Last Man Standing) 88 == Military Trivia 111 ------------------------------------------- (Sgt. Stubby) 89 == Military History ------------------------------------ (Battle of Gettysburg) 93 == D-Day -------------------------------------------------- (Utah Beach POWs) 94 == WWII Prewar Events --------- (Aerial Attack Aftermath Madrid 1937) 94 == WWII PostWar Events --- (1st General Purpose Electronic Computer) 95 == Spanish American War Images 64 ---- (Toral's Surrender of Santiago) 95 == Military History Anniversaries ------------------------- (01 thru 15 Aug) 95 == WWI in Photos 130 -- (Evacuating Casualties Near Bol Singhe 1917) 96 == Faces of WAR (WWII) ------ (No. I U.S. Cemetery France May 1945) 96 == Ghosts of Time -------------------- (Then & Now’ Photos of WWII (01) * HEALTH CARE * . 97 == Medication Questions -------------------------- (Where to Get Answers) 97== Tricare Pharmacy Copay [14] -- (House Will Accept Some Increases) 98 == Flea Control ------------------------------- (Cheap and Natural Defenses) 100 == Vet Health Care [01] -------------------------- (New Hampshire Access) 101 == TRICARE Help -------------------------------------------- (Q&A 150801) 103 == TRICARE Use While Traveling [03] ---------------- (Stateside Travel) * FINANCES * . 104 == Car Insurance [11] ---------------------- (Credit Score Impact on Rates) 105 == SSA Disability [02] ---- (19% Cut in Benefits, Unless Congress Acts) 106 == Home Buying ------ (Online Brokerage Services | Up to 1.5% Rebate) 107 == Online Shopping Savings [01] ------------ (New Competitor | Jet.com) 108 == Money Moves -------------------------------- (Three That Can Cost You) 109 == Saving Money ----------------------------------------- (Meat Buying Tips) 110 == Survey Scams [3] ------------------------------------------- (A New Twist) 3 110 == Freelance Scam --------------------------------------------- (How it works) 111 == Tax Burden for Washington Retired Vets ------------- (As of Jul 2015) 113 == Tax Burden for Indiana Residents ---------------------- (As of Jul 2015) 114 == Thrift Savings Plan 2015 ---------- (Share Prices + YTD Gain or Loss) * GENERAL INTEREST * . 115 == Notes of Interest -------------------------------------- (15 thru 31 Jul 2015) 116 == Census Bureau Data Breach [01] ----- (Data Reposted on the Internet) 117 == Brain Teaser | Squares ------------------- (How Many Can You Count?) 118 == Looking Ahead ------------------------- (Noteworthy Dates in Aug/Sept) 118 == Flood Damaged Vehicles ----------------------- (How to Identify Them) 119 == RECA Coverage ---------------- (New Mexico Residents Not Covered) 120 == Forever Stamps ---------------------------------------- (History and Latest) 122 == OPM Data Breach [05] --------- (Credit Monitoring Services Funding) 123 == Photos That Say it All -------------------------------------- (Remembered) 124 == WWII Ads ---------------------------------------------- (Nestles Chocolate) 124 == Normandy Then & Now ------------------------- (Saint-Lo July of 1944) 125 == Most Creative Statues ---------------------------- (Turtle Bay, New York) 125 == Interesting Inventions ---------- (Traffic Signal with Hour Glass Timer) 126 == Moments of US History ----- (St. Augustine, FL Crocodile Farm 1926) 126 == Parking ------------- (Revenge Tactic #4 against Inconsiderate Parkers) 127 == Have You Heard? -------------------------------------- (Woman Thoughts) Note: 1. 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