SFTT News: Highlights for Week Ending June 14, 2017

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 ...

Secretary Shulkin Announces Electronic Health Records for VA

In a rather unusual setting:  the White House press room - Department of Veterans Affairs' Secretary, Dr. David Shulkin, announced that the VA "will be overhauling its electronic health records, adopting a commercial product used by the Pentagon that he hopes will improve care for veterans and reduce wait times for ...

SFTT News: Highlight for Week Ending Jun 7, 2017

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 ...

SFTT News: Week Ending Jun 3, 2017

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 ...

Veterans with PTSD Knew that VA Opioid Prescriptions Were Wrong

After many lives of many brave Veterans with PTSD have been lost, the State of Ohio has finally taken action against pharmaceutical drug companies for hyping opioids. According to the New York Times reporter,  RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA,  The State of Ohio filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the pharmaceutical industry ...

Saluting our Veterans on Memorial Day

As we gather together to celebrate Memorial Day, I am struck by the outpouring of love and heartfelt admiration for the men and women in uniform - past and present - who have served our country so valiantly. Often overlooked as we celebrate Memorial Day are the spouses, family ...

SFTT News Highlights: Week Ending May 26, 2017

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 ...

Military Procurement Process: Changes on the Way?

There are few things more complicated than the Military Procurement Process.  No doubt, rigorous controls are required for certain mission critical functions, but it seems that bureaucratic roadblocks exists at almost every phase of the military procurement process. On the eve of the release of a new framework to ...

SFTT Military News: Week Ending May 19, 2017

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 ...

Meet David Cox: Dr. “No” of VA Reform

Meet J. David Cox, who many consider "Dr. No" of badly needed reforms within the Department of Veterans Affairs ("the VA'). J. David Cox is President of the American Federation of Government Employees and is the person most likely to block any meaningful reform within the VA.  SFTT has had an eye ...

SFTT Military News: Week Ending May 12, 2017

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 ...

Search for Secretary of the Army Continues

Yet another Trump nominee for Secretary of the Army, Mark E. Green, has withdrawn his name from consideration citing "false and misleading attacks against him." According to the Washington Post, "the opposition to Green centers on his past comments about Islam, evolution and gender issues, including suggestions that being transgender is a ...