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RAO
BULLETIN
15 December 2016
HTML Edition
THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
Pg Article Subject
. * DOD * .
04 == Selective Service System [22] -- (Plan Dropped to Register Women)
05 == Selective Service System [23] ----- (Obama on Female Registration)
06 == Military Awards Review [03] ------------------------ (Navy Upgrades)
07 == NDAA 2017 [22] -------------- (Draft Compromise Reached | $619B)
08 == NDAA 2017 [23] ------------- (Senate Sends $618.7B Bill to Obama)
09 == Commissary Reform ------- (DECA's Ability to Reform Questioned)
10 == Commissary Private Label Products --------- (Coming in May 2017)
10 == DoD Fraud, Waste & Abuse ------- (Reported 01 thru 15 DEC 2016)
13 == POW/MIA Recoveries ------------ (Reported 1 thru 15 DEC 2016 | Five)
. * VA * .
15 == VA Emergency Care [10] -------------- (Vets Being Stiffed on ER Bills)
15 == VA Nursing [06] ---- (Full Practice Authority Regulation Amended)
16 == VA Secretary [50] ---------------- (Trump Urged to Keep McDonald)
17 == VA OPC Medicine -------------------------- (New Copay Tier System)
18 == VA Hepatitis C Care [16] -------- (High Cure Rates with New Drugs)
19 == VA Medical Center Rating System ---------- (Heretofore Not Public)
21 == VA Cemeteries [15] -- (PreNeed Eligibility Determination Program)
22 == VA Privatization [08] -- (Make Everyone Pay for Health Insurance)
22 == VA Project Funding ----------- (Money Needed for 24 Stalled Ones)
23 == VA Prostate Cancer Program [13] ----------------- (PCF Partnership)
24 == VA Home Loan [44] --------- (Usage Tripled After Mortgage Crisis)
24 == VA Blood Pressure Study ----- (ACC/Nam Vet Hypertension Links)
25 == VACAA Constitutionality --------- (U.S. Court of Appeals Hearing)
26 == Seasonal Affective Disorder [01] --------- (Winter Blues Treatment)
26 == VA Digital Health Platform ---------- (Program Detailed Overview)
27 == VA Burial Payment ---------------- (DVA Maryland Delays | $2.7M)
28 == Vets.gov [03] ------------------ (Use to Manage Health Care & Benefits)
29 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ------------- (Reported 1 thru 15 DEC 2016)
31 == Fisher House Expansion [16] --------------- (14 New Sites Proposed)
32 == VAMC Tomah WI [17] ------------------------ (Dental Patient Recall)
32 == VAMC New Orleans LA ---------- (New Facility Open for Business)
33 == VAMC Phoenix AZ - (Whistleblowers Credited With Saving Lives)
34 == VAMC McGuire VA [01] --------------------- (Pharmacy Violations)
35 == VA HCS Bay Pines FL --------------- (Body Left 9 Hours in Shower)
. * Vets * .
36 == Enlistment Bonus Payback [06] ---- (NDAA Compromise Provision)
36 == Wisconsin Veterans Homes [05] ----- (Immediate Jeopardy Citation)
37 == GI Bill [215] ---------------------------- (Overseas College Utilization)
38 == WWII Vets 123 ------------------------- (Ralph L. Rossman | Infantryman)
39 == WWII Vets 124 ----------------- (Lauren Bruner | USS Arizona Survivor)
41 == Famous Vets ---------------------- (Martha Raye | Honorary USA/USMC)
42 == Vet Pain --------------- (More Prevalent and Severe than in Nonveterans)
43 == Vet Jobs [203] ---------------------------------- (Virginia MMAC Program)
44 == Vet Jobs [204] -------------------- (Health Care Employment on the Rise)
45 == Vet Jobs [205] ---------------- (Post-9/11 vet Unemployment Rate Rises)
46 == Vet Jobs [206] --------------------- (Lowe's Big on Vet with Service Dog)
47 == Retiree Appreciation Days -------------------------- (As of DEC 14, 2016)
48 == Vet Hiring Fairs ------------------------------- (16 DEC thru 15 JAN 2016)
48 == Vet State Benefits & Discounts ---------------------- (South Dakota 2016)
* Vet Legislation * .
49 == Military Food Stamps [02] -------- (Military Hunger Prevention Act)
50 == PTSD Punitive Discharges [05] --------------- (Fairness for Vets Act)
51 == GI Bill [216] ----------------------- (S.1938/HR2360 Signed Into Law)
51 == Congressional Gold Medal [07] ----------------- (Filipino WWII Vets)
51 == OSS Congressional Gold Medal Act [01] - (House Approves S.2234)
53 == VA Health Care Access [46] ------------------- (H.R.6407 Introduced)
53 == VA Claims Processing [17] ---- (H.R.5166 | Streamlining Resistance)
54 == Vet Health Care [03] ----------- (H.R.6416 | Omnibus Improvements)
55 == Vet Legislative Issues 2016 [02] -- (Omnibus Reform Bill H.R.6416)
56 == VA Employee Accountability [03] --- (Fire if Felony Convicted Bill)
56 == House Vet Bill Progress --------------------------- (5 thru 9 DEC 2016)
. * MILITARY * .
57 == Civilian Run Military Importance ---------------- (SECDEF Nominee)
58 == Discharge Review Boards [01] ---- (PTSD Must Now be Considered)
58 == PowerWalk -------------------- (Army Strap On Battery Pack Charger)
59 == DoD 2018 Budget ------- (Navy Says 'NO' to Shipbuilding $17B Cut)
61 == Commissary Medical Clinics -------- (Navy Pilot Program in Florida)
62 == Enlistment Bonus [07] --- (Public Faith Hurt by Recoupment Effort)
62 == Ammunition ------------- (USA & USMC Rifle Ammo Requirements)
63 == USCG Enlisted Rating Titles ---------------------- (Phase Out Not Likely)
63 == Other than Honorable Discharge [06] --- (Wounded Soldiers Treatment)
65 == USS Colorado (SSN-778) ------------------------------- (Christened 3 Dec)
67 == U.S. Philippine Bases [13] -------------- (Freedom-of-Navigation Patrols)
67 == U.S. Philippine Bases [14] ---------- (PHIBLEX and CARAT Cancelled)
68 == Submarine Aircraft Carriers ----------------------- (The Ultimate Weapon)
. * MILITARY HISTORY * .
71 == WWII Speculation ---------------------- (What If No Pearl Harbor Attack)
73 == Pearl Harbor Day ---------- (2016 | Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI)
75 == Battle of Verdun Facts ------------ (10 Facts About Longest WWI Battle)
75 == Military History Anniversaries --------------------------- (16 thru 31 DEC)
75 == Medal of Honor Citations -------------------- (Elrod, Henry T | WWII)
. * HEALTH CARE * .
77 == NDAA 2017 [24] ---------------------- (Approved TRICARE Changes)
78 == Navy Medicine ----------------------- (Surgeon General Reform Aims)
80 == TRICARE Coverage [06] --------------------- (AOI & Urinary System)
80 == Cancer Moonshot Initiative ----------------------- (VA's Involvement)
81 == Dental Cost --------------------------------- (Avoid Crazy Dental Fees)
83 == Dental Cost [01] ---------------------------------------- ( Delaying Care)
84 == PTSD [224] -------------------------- (SGB Study Participants Needed)
85 == PTSD [225] --------------------------------------- (Holiday Season Tips)
86 == FLU Prevention [06] ------------------- (Staying Healthy This Season)
87 == Traumatic Brain Injury [58] ------------ (DVBIC TBI Family Podcast)
88 == Smoking [03] --------------------------------- (No Safe Level of Usage)
88 == TRICARE Podcast 376 -- (Nurse Advice Line | ACA | Avoiding Fraud)
90 == TRICARE Podcast 377 ------ (Traveling | Tax Webinar | Handwashing)
. * FINANCES * .
91 == Selfie Sextortion Scam --------------------------------- (How it Works)
92 == Saving Money ----------------------------------- (Stocking Up Limitations)
93 == Tax Burden for Mississippi Retired Vets ------------- (As of DEC 2016)
. * GENERAL INTEREST * .
94 == Notes of Interest ------------------------------------- (1 thru 15 DEC 2016)
96 == 114th Congress [05] ------------------------------ (What it Accomplished)
98 == WWII Merchant Marines ---- (Congressional Gold Medal Legislation)
98 == Air Force One ------------------------ (Replacement Cost Out of Control)
100 == Have You Heard? ------------ (How to live like you're in the U.S. Navy)
Note:
1. The page number on which an article can be found is provided to the left of each articles 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 - South Dakota Vet State Benefits & Discounts DEC 2016
Attachment - Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 31 DEC
Attachment - WWI Battle of Verdun Facts
* DoD *
Selective Service System Update 22 Plan Dropped to Register Women
Lawmakers have officially dropped plans to