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RAO BULLETIN 1 October 2016 HTML Edition THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES Pg Article Subject . * DOD * . 04 == DoD 2017 Budget [02] --------------------- (Caps Long-Term Impact) 05 == DoD Nuclear Mission - (Highest Priority | Bedrock of Our Security) 07 == NDAA 2017 [18] -- (Roadblock Pushes Bill to Lame Duck Session) 08 == NDAA 2017 [19] --------------------------------- (Sage Grouse Impasse) 10 == DoD Contractors --- (Ingalls Might Subcontract China for Drydock) 12 == Arlington National Cemetery [64] ------- (Proposed Vietnam Memorial) 13 == Death Preparations - (What Beneficiaries Should Know in Advance) 14 == POW/MIA Recoveries ------ (Reported 16 thru 30 Sep 2016 | Thirteen) . * VA * . 17 == VA Accountability [38] --------------------- (H.R.1994 Passes House) 18 == VA Privatization [07----------------------- (House Resolution Offered) 19 == VA Caregiver Program [34] -------- (New & Expanded Partnerships) 20 == VA Benefits in Jail [05] -------------------------- ($100M in Improper) 21 == VA Suicide Prevention [34] -------- (33% of Hotline Calls Diverted) 21 == VA Hospital Staff Shortages ---------- (One in Six Positions Vacant) 22 == VA Xmas Card Policy [03] ----------------------- (New Clarifications) 22 == VA Guide & Service Dog Program ----------- (Parameters & Access) 23 == VA Health Care Access [44] ------------- (Get Rid of Vet Moochers) 24 == My VA Story ----------------------------------------- (New VA Website) 25 == VA GAO Findings [03] ------ (Outdated And Fragmented Policies) 26 == VA Health Care Access [43] -- (Wait Time Comparison Reporting) 27 == VA Rural Access [25] ---------- (Expanded Transportation Program) 27 == VA Health Care Utilization [01] ------------- (Lead by Example Act) 28 == VA Whistleblowers [46] ---- (Settlement Policy Abuse Questioned) 29 == VA Employee Accountability [02] ------ (Lucy Filipov Settlement) 30 == VA Careers [01] --------------------------- (Check Out Their Benefits) 31 == VA Health Care Enrollment [09] --------- (Investigation Requested) 31 == VA Surgery --------------- (Death/Complication Incidents Decrease) 32 == GI Bill [209] ---------- (ITT Closure | Vet Recoupment Legislation) 33 == VAMC Aurora CO [18] --- (Did VA Lie to Congress About Cost?) 33 == VAMC Aurora CO [19] ----------------- (VA Responds to Subpoena) 34 == VAMC Northport NY -----------------------(Fraud & Abuse Charges) 36 == VAMC McGuire VA ---------------------------------------- (VIP Program) 37 == VA HCS Phoenix [24] --------- (Room Disinfection System Deployed) 38 == VA HCS Phoenix [25] ------ (Vet Groups Join Fight Over Firing Law) 38 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ------------ (Reported 16 thru 30 SEP 2016) 39 == VA Medical Marijuana [25] ------------ (Congress Rejects Proposal) . * Vets * . 40 == House Vet Bill Progress --------------------------------- (12 SEP 2016) 40 == Senate Vet Bill Progress --------------------------------- (23 SEP 2016) 41 == Flu Shots [08] -------------------- (Vet No-Cost Shots at Walgreens) 41 == Honor Flights [11] --------------------------- (First All Female Flight) 43 == POW/MIA [75] --- (Lexington, Kentucky Recognition Day Event) 44 == POW/MIA Displays [01] ---------------- (Missing Man Table Bibles) 45 == Vet Fraud & Abuse ----------------- (Reported 16 thru 30 SEP 2016) 46 == Vet Jobs Update 197 ------------ (Amazon Part Time | Work At Home) 46 == Vet Jobs Update 198 -------------------------- (Kohl's Holiday Hiring) 47 == Obit: Gray~Leo | Tuskegee Airman ---------------------- (23 SEP 2016) 48 == WWII Vets [118] ---------------------------------- (Arnold Sellars | Pilot) 50 == Retiree Appreciation Days ------------------------- (As of 30 SEP 2016) 50 == Vet Hiring Fairs ------------------------------------ (1 thru 31 OCT 2016) 51 == Vet State Benefits & Discounts --------------------- (Hawaii SEP 2016) * Vet Legislation * . 52 == House Vet Bill Progress ---------------------------------- (12 SEP 2016) . * MILITARY * . 53 == Tops In Blue [01] ----------------------- (Shut Down After 6 Decades) 54 == Military Birth Control ----- (Increased Education & Access Needed) 55 == USMC Aircraft Shortage -- (Civilian Plane Contracted to Fill Gap) 55 == Military Awards Review [01] ------------- (1100 Post-9/11 Citations) 56 == Guard & Reserve Retirement -------- (Understanding Guard Points) 56 == Hand Grenades ----------------------------- (ET-MP to Replace M-67) 58 == Air Force Reserve ------------------------- (New Commander's Goals) 59 == Littoral Combat Ship [01] ------------- (USS Montgomery Problems) 59 == USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) [03] ---- (Another Deployment Delay) 61 == SDB II ----------------- (Small Diameter Bomb Under Development) 62 == Military History Quiz 1 ---------------------------------- (Do You Know) 62 == Navy Enlisted Rating Titles -------- (Deep-Sixed | NOS Will Replace) 63 == Military History Quiz 1 ------------------ (Did You Answer Correctly?)
66 == Army Base Historic Names ----------- (No Intentions to Rename Any) 67 == Military History ---------------------------- (Sugar Loaf Hill - Okinawa) 70 == Military History Anniversaries ------------------------ (01 thru 15 OCT) 70 == Medal of Honor Citations ----------------- (Dunlap, Robert H. | WWII)
74 == Health Care Reform [64] --------- (604K Vets Facing No Coverage) 74 == What Word 'Healthy' Means ---- (Government Wants Your Input) 75 == Traumatic Brain Injury [56] ----------------- (Hearing Loss Impact) 76 == Dietary Supplements [03] ------------ (Do you Really Need them?) 77 == Cataracts ---------------------------- (Likelihood Increases With Age) 78 == Balance Improvement --------------------------------------- (Exercises) 79 == Pain ------------------------------------------------- (Exercise Could Help) 80 == Pregnancy ------------------ (Morning Sickness vs. Miscarriage Study) 81 == TMOP [20] ----------- (Express Script’s | Walgreens to Replace CVS) 81 == TRICARE Town Hall Meeting ------ (Women's Health | 5 OCT 2016) 82 == TRICARE Cholesterol Screening [01] ---- (What You Should Know) 82 == TRICARE Podcast 366 -- (Drug Disposal | Assisted Living Options) 83 == TRICARE Podcast 367 ---- (Referrals | Obesity | MH Appointments) 84 == TRICARE Mental Health/SUD Treatment ----------- (Improvements)
86 == Military Lending Act of 2016 -- (Rules Effective 3 OCT | Concerns) 88 == DFAS myPay System [17] -------------- (Get Ready for Tax Season!) 88 == Identity Theft [14] ----------------------- (Hacked Accounts | Yahoo +) 89 == BAH [01] ------ (Documentation on 140,000 Recipients Out of Date) 90 == Save Social Security Scam ------------------------------ (How it Works) 91 == Debit vs. Credit Cards [01] -------------------- (Unauthorized Charges) 92 == Saving Money ----- (Disney World & Disneyland Military Discount) 92 == Tax Burden for Michigan Retired Vets -------------- (As of SEP 2016)
95 == Presidential Debate #1 --------------- (Defense Issues Not Mentioned) 96 == NFL Commissioner ---- (Col. Jeffrey A Powers, USMC (Ret) Letter) 97 == Computer Data Storage -------------- (Memory Chips vs. Hard Drive) 98 == Windows 10 [01] ------------------------------------------- (Problems!!!) 99 == Constitution Day ---------------------------- (Get Your Free Document) 99 == North Korea Nuclear Bomb [01] -------- (South Korea's KMPR Plan) 100 == Crickets ------------------------ (Cookie, Cracker, and Energy Bar Use) 101 == Mattress Smarts --------- (Know What You Are Looking for & Why) 102 == Honeybees [02] --------------------------------- (Dealing With Swarms) 104 == Dumb Smart Device ----------------------------------------- (Floss Time) 104 == Have You Heard? ----------------------- (Facts about the Game of Golf) 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 raoemo@sbcglobal.net. . * ATTACHMENTS * . Attachment - Hawaii Vet State Benefits & Discounts SEP 2016 Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 01 thru 15 OCT Attachment - Guard & Reserve Retirement * DoD *   
DoD 2017 Budget Update 02 ► Caps Long-Term Impact None of the four service chiefs testifying on Capitol Hill 15 SEP would answer the question, but they all paused uncomfortably before senators in the hearing laughed it off: “Are Congress and the president the biggest threats to the military today?” The idea, posed by Air Force Reserve veteran Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stemmed from the ongoing fight over planned budget caps for federal spending for years to come. “Is any (enemy) going to ground more planes in the next few years?” he asked the somewhat stunned panel of Pentagon leaders. “How many ships is Congress going to sink?” Despite five years of complaints and dire warnings over the long-term effects of the so-called sequestration restrictions, Congress and the White House have no realistic plans to fix the final five years of spending restrictions. 
Thursday’s hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee was the latest in a periodic parade of military officials before the panel to warn that the budget caps are already harming long-term defense planning and potentially jeopardizing national security. This time, all four service chiefs repeated past concerns that they will not be able to quickly defeat a foreign adversary if the funding issues stay in place. “If we get into one of those conflicts, we’ll win, but it will take longer and cost more, in terms of money and casualties,” said Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson. “So there is risk.” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said the lower-than-desired defense spending has forced his service to choose immediate readiness over future preparedness. He said end strength will drop below acceptable levels in years to come, training and equipment is already showing signs of shortfalls, and concern is high in the ranks. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller said without a fix, “we cannot rebuild and recapitalize our readiness.” Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein said immediate budget patches create compounding problems. “As aircraft age over time, they become more expensive to fly,” he said. “Then you shift dollars to sustainments from other accounts … it becomes dangerous.” Committee chairman Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said the officers’ warnings should serve as a wake up call for Congress. “We lied to the American people. The Budget Control Act and sequestration have done nothing to fix our national debt,” he said. “This is just math. And what’s worse, the people we have punished for our failure are none other than the men and women of our armed services, and many other important agencies.” But Republicans and Democrats remain stuck on the basics of finding a long-term compromise. GOP leaders have pushed for increases in defense spending alone, while Democrats on Capitol Hill have insisted on a full repeal of the budget caps on both military and non-military spending. The fiscal 2016 budget -- which included temporary relief from the budget caps -- runs out at the end of the month. Lawmakers aren’t close to finalizing the fiscal 2017 defense budget, and are expected to pass a continuing resolution to keep government operations active through the November elections. The four service chiefs said that’s better than a federal shut down, but means another fiscal year of uncertainty and delayed budget planning. And they said that if a full budget isn’t passed until the next session of Congress in 2017 -- as has been discussed by a number of lawmakers -- they’ll have even more planning problems than ever. [Source: Military Times | Leo Shane | September 15, 2016 ++] ***************************** Directory: uploads uploads -> 587 Return function, r i(X) r i(0) r i(1) r i(2) r i(3) 1 0 2 4 6 Thermal Station, I 2 0 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 6 10 uploads -> Department of science and humanities department of mathematics part-a questions and answers uploads -> The Case Against the nypd’s Quota-Driven ‘Broken Windows’ Policing What Is It? uploads -> For want of a nail uploads -> Ownership Models There are two different types of ownership models uploads -> Police Militarization uploads -> City of rising star regular meting thursday, july 14, 2016 uploads -> Township of winfield uploads -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 uploads -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program What We Want Now! Download 7.71 Mb. Share with your friends:
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