New law extends VA mental health counseling to more Guard and Reserve members
President Donald Trump has signed into law a pair of bills that could be crucial in preventing suicides among veterans.
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The military vote could determine the next POTUS — after Election Day
Many of this year’s mail-in ballots from members of the military stationed overseas or away from their homes may not arrive until after Election Day, but they still should be counted because they could make a difference in a close race, a group promoting the importance of military voting says.
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Navy’s head start on remote recruiting pays off in pandemic
As Americans scrambled to figure out remote work when the novel coronavirus pandemic hit in March, the Navy found itself ahead of the game: it was already implementing a plan to recruit and train without in-person contact.
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Vulnerable communities on the coast need more access to federal grants to combat climate change, according to experts
The federal government’s grant programs are failing coastal communities of color that are the most hurt by climate change, like Native Americans or Puerto Ricans, witnesses at a House oceans subcommittee hearing said Thursday.
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U.S. Internet freedom plunges for fourth consecutive year
Internet freedom in the United States dropped for the fourth consecutive year amid a global trend of countries using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover for silencing digital platforms, according to the Freedom on the Net 2020 report by Freedom House released Wednesday.
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America engaged in “endless war” on terror, head of U.S. counterterrorism agency says
Nineteen years after the largest terrorist attack on American soil, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center said Thursday that the U.S. is still at war with al-Qaida.
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DHS removes privacy protections for Insider Threat Program
The Department of Homeland Security finalized a new rule Tuesday that broadens its ability to investigate insider threats by eliminating key Privacy Act protections for all past and current employees regardless of their security clearance.
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Underwood has “deep concern” over Facebook, Twitter’s spread of misinformation to Black voters
The head of a House cybersecurity subcommittee warned social media moguls that she is concerned that their platforms are being used to target and spread misinformation to Black voters in the upcoming election, a letter she released Wednesday said.
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Homeland Security report identifies white supremacist extremists as “the most persistent and lethal threat” to U.S., experts and Black leaders urge action
Just one week after President Donald Trump told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” during the first presidential debate, the Department of Homeland Security’s domestic threat assessment identified white supremacist extremism as “the most persistent and lethal threat in the Homeland.”
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New productivity targets for counselors could hurt veterans’ mental health care: GAO
New productivity expectations for Department of Veterans Affairs mental health counselors requiring them to see more patients could be detrimental to the quality of care they deliver, a Government Accountability Office report warns.
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