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Twitter is assisting veterans by making job listings easier to find through TweetMyJobs, which is developing a check box that allows employers posting jobs to indicate if the job is specifically targeted to veterans. TweetMyJobs is also launching a suite of tools for veterans to find jobs on Twitter, including establishing veteran-specific job channels on Twitter
Mr. Rossio is the former CEO of the San Diego VA Medical Center. A Brief Summary of His Past Experience: Mr. Rossio began his healthcare career in military medicine on active duty in the United States Air Force and has a service related injury. He joined Department of Veterans Affairs in 1975 and worked in
Summary: Under President Obama’s new program, Transition GPS, our military will no longer feel as if they are in a one-size-fits-all program In August 2011, President Obama visited the Washington Navy Yard to discuss his plans to ensure that all of America’s veterans have the support they need and deserve when they leave the military,
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WASHINGTON — Today President Obama announced the launch of the redesigned Transition Assistance Program developed by an interagency team from the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Labor, Education, and Homeland Security as well as the Office of Personnel and Management and the Small Business Administration. The revamped program, called Transition GPS, is the first major
MSNBC investigates why 88 percent of veterans who enroll in college drop out after their first year.
Marty Block represents California’s 78th district in the California State Assembly. Assembly District 78 includes southern San Diego, Chula Vista, Lemon Grove and Spring Valley. Read his full bio here. Assembly Member Block has introduced the following veteran-related legislation: AB 1013: Veterans Prison Assessments PTSD AB 2190: Recognition of Federal Form for Servicemember Remains AB
As part of Citi’s efforts to help active military, veterans and their families and provide solutions to foreclosure, Citi is co-hosting the Road to Recovery for Military with the Housing Opportunities Collaborative (HOC). HOC is a San Diego based non-profit coalition with over 60 HUD approved housing counseling partners, public and private agencies, pro-bono attorneys and homeownership
Nathan Fletcher is the State Assemblyman representing California’s 75th District. He is the first combat veteran of the Global War on Terror to serve in the California State Legislature. In his first months in office, Assemblyman Fletcher was instrumental in passing a major tax code revision that will help create 144,000 new California jobs including