On April 27th, President Trump signed an Executive Order to create the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection within the Department of Veterans Affairs (“the VA”).
According to the AP, VA Secretary David Shulkin said the office will help identify “barriers” that make it difficult for the department to fire or reassign bad employees. Another function of the office will be to help shield whistleblowers from retaliation.
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Found below are a few military news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage SFTT readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them.
If you have subjects of topical interest, please do not hesitate to reach out. Contact SFTT.
Israeli Airstrike at Syrian Airport Confirmed
An Israeli missile strike has caused a large explosion and ...
Veterans and casual observers continue to be mystified why the Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA”) continues to insist on failed therapy programs to treat Veterans with PTSD.
Dr. David Cifu, the senior TBI specialist in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Health Administration, argues that Veterans treated with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy are receiving the best therapy possible to treat PTSD. There is no reliable third-party verification to support Dr. Cifu’s bold assertion.
More to the point, Dr. Cifu dismisses ...
Continue Reading →Found below are a few military news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage SFTT readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them.
If you have subjects of topical interest, please do not hesitate to reach out. Contact SFTT.
While many families will be celebrating Easter today, I am quite sure that their thoughts will turn to a family member or friend who were among the 52,000 that died of a drug overdose last year.
By comparison, there were only 33,000 traffic fatalities over the same period. These statistics suggest that substance abuse plays a far greater threat to our society than careless driving.
In an excellent 5-part series by FOX News entitled “Drugged, Inside the Opioid Crisis,” the network ...
Continue Reading →Found below are a few military news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage SFTT readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them.
If you have subjects of topical interest, please do not hesitate to reach out. Contact SFTT.
Military Revamping Retirement System to Attract Millennials
In a bid to lure millennials, the U.S. military ...
Department of Veterans Affairs (“the VA”) Secretary, Dr. David Shulkin means well, but it is not surprising that his leadership is being undermined by the same chronic conditions that have plagued other VA Secretaries.
THE VA IS SIMPLY TOO LARGE TO SUCCEED IN ITS MISSION
This week brings yet three more examples of the chronic problems facing the VA:
Continue Reading →Found below are a few military news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage SFTT readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them.
If you have subjects of topical interest, please do not hesitate to reach out. Contact SFTT.
US Military Options in Syria
Trump said that Tuesday’s attack “crossed a lot of lines” for ...
Several years ago, I had the honor to meet Judge John Schwartz, one of the early pioneers in promoting the benefits of Veteran Treatment Courts.
Drug Courts began to emerge in the nineties to deal more effectively with a growing drug problem in the United States. As I wrote earlier,
Continue Reading →Since the mid-1990, the US judicial system has recognized the need to deal with drug-related criminal ...
Found below are a few military news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage SFTT readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them.
If you have subjects of topical interest, please do not hesitate to reach out. Contact SFTT.
