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InternetNews
May 5, 2010 |
Microsoft Pushes for IT Skills for Veterans Proposals now being accepted for Microsoft's three-year plan to equip returning veterans with skills useful in IT careers.   |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2010 |
On Veterans Day, Take a Moment to Talk About Benefits There are many resources for America's veterans. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Mortgages for the Military The Veterans Administration has programs for current and former members of the military to help them get financing to buy a home. Serving in the military generally makes you eligible to take out a VA loan. |
National Defense
February 2015
Sandra Erwin |
Veterans Seek Higher Profile in Washington Many veterans believe their voices have yet to be heard in Washington on a number of issues they care about. |
Entrepreneur
August 2005
Nichole L. Torres |
Taking Vets Special programs are fighting for veterans starting businesses. |
Insurance & Technology
July 7, 2010
Elizabeth Montalbano |
IBM Developing VA Online Claims System Under the $9.1 million development contract awarded by the Veteran's Administration, IBM will build a system to allow veterans to file disability claims online. |
Chemistry World
November 11, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
700 US troops report possible chemical agent exposure An internal Pentagon review has found that 734 US troops reported potential exposure to chemical warfare agents while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2004 and 2010. |
InternetNews
May 22, 2006
Roy Mark |
Thieves Bag Data on 26.5M Vets Personal data on more than 26 million veterans is at risk of identity theft after a Department of Veterans Affairs' employee's home was burglarized and the data stolen. |
Entrepreneur
July 2010
Jennifer Lawler |
The Next Mission: Autonomy Some veterans are discovering that the rigid life of the military can be the ideal preparation for the freedom of entrepreneurship. |
National Defense
January 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
While Still at War, Services Brood Over `What's Next?' The business of planning for the future indeed can be scary, especially when it comes to predicting when and where the nation will fight the next war. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
John Goff |
Support Our Ex-Troops For the beleaguered Veterans Benefits Administration, errors in forecasting can leave veterans out on the street. Few CFOs in the private sector hold such a momentous responsibility. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Vets Back on the Front Line It's a different war this time. The battle began Tuesday with news that data on more than 26.5 million veterans had been stolen from the home of a worker with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Identity theft is a serious crime -- vets beware. |
InternetNews
August 8, 2006
Roy Mark |
More Missing Data at VA Unisys discloses desktop computer containing personal info on as many as 38,000 veterans is missing. |
Inc.
September 2008 |
Start-Up Capital Survey results about how start-ups obtain funding. |
National Defense
July 2015
Jon Harper |
Military Retirement Reform Moves Forward In recent weeks, the congressional armed services committees voted to make major alterations to the U.S. military's retirement system, as the Pentagon seeks to control personnel costs that threaten to crowd out future spending on modernization and readiness. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2010 |
Microsoft Offering Software, Training for Vets Microsoft pledges $2 million in cash and $6 million in software to help veterans acquire the skills and training to compete in a 21st century workforce. |
U.S. Banker
June 2007
John Tozzi |
Union Bank of Cal's Edge Sharpens Its Diversity Success Taking advantage of a little used Fed exemption, one California bank made 263 loans to minority borrowers last year that would have been denied under the bank's usual lending criteria. |
InternetNews
April 13, 2009
Alex Goldman |
Veterans' Health Care Gets Data-Sharing Revamp The creation of a Joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record comes amid wider efforts to streamline health care through IT. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Another Tough Payday for the Military Despite persistent pay gaps for the military, legislative fixes exacerbate short-term funding problems. |
Inc.
September 2003
Amy Gunderson |
Banks May Sell Off Your Loans A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2012
Diana Britton |
Seasoned Veterans General George S. Patton once said, "You cannot be disciplined in great things and indisciplined in small things." That same philosophy could be applied to being a financial advisor. |
National Defense
July 2011 |
Sen. Bond Receives Eisenhower Award Bond received the award for his longstanding commitments to the military, intelligence community and to the nation's war fighters and veterans. |
Entrepreneur
October 2005
Mark Henricks |
Joining the Ranks Returning veterans are proving to be powerful new hires. |
National Defense
November 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Industry Fortune Tellers See a Mix of Boom and Bust For the defense industry, depending on whom you talk to, these are the best of times, and the worst of times. |
BusinessWeek
November 4, 2010
Daniel Golden |
Online Colleges Target Veterans Washington Post Co.'s for-profit college, Kaplan University, has used the prestige of its parent to attract veterans and their federal aid. |
National Defense
February 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Foreign Policy Ambition Overlooks War Lessons The Obama administration has endorsed a major expansion of ground forces, and a surge in military capabilities to conduct "irregular" warfare against non-state actors. |
Popular Mechanics
February 12, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
The Future of War: Can Special Ops Become Business as Usual? Is the Pentagon capable of shifting its resources and strategies over to so-called irregular warfare? Experts at the Special Operations Conference in D.C. debate whether or not the U.S. is ready for a new kind of fight. |
National Defense
August 2010
Sandra I. Erwin |
Five Key Questions About the Defense Budget Here are some of the key questions that policymakers should bear in mind when it comes to the defense budget. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2011
Rich Smith |
Obama on Afghanistan The troops come out, the money stays in. For shareholders of defense contractors, one of the biggest worries today is the fear that MidEast pullouts will drain away revenues from defense contractors. |
National Defense
December 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
For Contractors in War Zones, Business Will Keep Growing The constant sniping in Washington about military contractors ignores the inescapable conclusion that the privatization of government functions not only is here to stay, but is going to get bigger. |
InternetNews
June 6, 2006
Roy Mark |
Veterans Seek Billions in Data Breach Suit Veterans groups file lawsuit against VA seeking damages for veterans exposed to identity theft. |
Salon.com
June 11, 2001
Arianna Huffington |
A Vegas for veterans The planned World War II monument looks like a white elephant. Why not focus on rebuilding lives rather than a feel-good memorial? |
Registered Rep.
May 21, 2013
Alan Lavine |
Avoid Blowing Up a Veteran's Benefits Selling trusts and life insurance to war veterans can be tricky. One misstep could disqualify them from important benefits. |
BusinessWeek
July 31, 2006
Dawn Kopecki |
When Outsourcing Turns Outrageous The U.S. Military has lost billions to fraud and mismanagement by private contractors in Iraq who do everything from cooking soldiers' meals to building hospitals to providing security. That raises a question: Does Pentagon outsourcing make sense? |
Entrepreneur
November 2004
Steve Cooper |
It Figures 11/04 82% of women entrepreneurs are seeking capital to hire staff... Nearly 2 in 5 American workers will look for new jobs within the year... In 2003, 38% of small-business loans were made to borrowers with $1 million or less in revenue... etc. |
National Defense
July 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Defense Stifles Innovation Despite Urgent War Needs The Defense Department has been a leading developer of cutting-edge technology. But at the same time, it has created self-defeating mechanisms that quash innovation and fail to capitalize on available opportunities. |
Inc.
September 1, 2009
Cheney et al. |
Grabbing a Piece of the Defense-Spending Pie A look at seven Inc. 500 companies that sell technology and services to the Pentagon |
BusinessWeek
November 18, 2010
Giegner & Krause-Jackson |
After U.S. Troops Leave Iraq, the State Dept. Steps In The State Dept. is hiring thousands of contractors to help it assume duties in Iraq once the last of the troops departs in a year. |
National Defense
July 2008
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Difficult Choices Lie Ahead for The Nation's Military Services Much discussion -- even hand wringing -- is taking place among the military, Congress and defense industry about where finite resources need to be placed. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2006
Roy Mark |
FBI Recovers Stolen VA Laptop Veterans Administration Secretary James Nicholson said Thursday his agency's infamous stolen laptop containing the personal records of 26.5 million veterans has been recovered. |
Inc.
April 2009
April Joyner |
CEO Passions: Collecting War Stories Tom Beaty's hobby is creating an oral history of U.S. veterans. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2013
Mason Braswell |
Reporting for Duty: Hiring Military Veterans Many firms have enlisted former military personnel to beef up their employee ranks. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
5 Questions with Military and Veteran Advocate Holly Petraeus Military personnel are often targets of scams and exploiters. |
National Defense
May 2015
Eoyang & Freeman |
Why the U.S. Must Reform The Military Personnel System If our military hopes to continue employing the best and brightest, it needs to consider fundamentally changing the military personnel system, not merely tinker with pay and benefits. |
National Defense
February 2016
Jon Harper |
Battle Looms Over Military Health Care Reform Members of the Armed Services Committees are expected to make a push this year for military health care reform. But opposition from advocacy groups and lawmakers standing for reelection may stymie those efforts, analysts said. |
Inc.
August 2005
Mina Azodi |
The SBA All-Stars A look at the Small Business Administration's rankings of the best field offices turns up some surprises. This chart follows the money and lists offices' key lending statistics. |
National Defense
December 2004
Sandra I. Erwin |
Obliged to Add Troops, Army Agonizes Over Costs Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody asserts the issue that should have been more thoroughly debated by political leaders, but has largely been ignored, is not the draft, but rather how the nation will pay for the additional troops the Army requires to keep fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
National Defense
March 2007
Lawrence P. Farrell |
Defense Budget Sets Stage for Tough Choices Ahead As Congress continues to dissect the details of the Bush administration's proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2008, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the nation's military faces a worrisome financial future. |
National Defense
May 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Gates Reshapes the Budget, Can He Change the Culture? Defense Secretary Robert Gates' reshuffle of the Pentagon's $1.7 trillion weapons portfolio contained no major surprises. |
National Defense
December 2014
Sandra Erwin |
Military Simulation Market to Remain Flat Despite sharp military spending cuts in the United States and most NATO countries, the market for training equipment and services will stay relatively flat, according to analysts. |
