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In Case You Missed It
Jul 26, 2012
| BLOOMBERG
Military Faces Suicide ‘Epidemic,’ Panetta Tells Congress
The U.S. military is experiencing a suicide “epidemic,” with as many as 206 service members having taken their own lives this year, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told lawmakers today.
Jul 26, 2012
| WASHINGTON POST
Panetta says DoD and VA need to cut red tape
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki acknowledged Wednesday that they have been frustrated by departmental bureaucracy in their attempts to streamline military health care for severely wounded service members.
Jul 26, 2012
| NEXT GOV
Shinseki: VA Does Face Cuts in a Sequester
The Veterans Affairs Department faces cuts in its administrative budget early next year if the Budget Control Act goes into effect and imposes automatic cuts on the department’s budget, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said Wednesday.
Jul 26, 2012
| MCCLATCHY
Military-to-civilian transition still a challenge, VA and defense chiefs say
Layers of bureaucracy have bogged down efforts by the federal government to help troops transition to civilian life, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki told Congress on Wednesday.
Jul 26, 2012
| NBC NEWS
Panetta to Congress: Transition system for veterans is 'overwhelmed'
The system designed to assist service members transitioning from active duty to civilian life is "overwhelmed," Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told legislators in a historic Congressional hearing on Wednesday.
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