RAO BULLETIN 01 August 2021

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RAO BULLETIN 01 August 2021

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THIS RETIREE ACTIVITIES OFFICE BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES
Pg Article Subject
. * DOD * .
04 == Nuclear Football [01] ---- (Pentagon Watchdog Examining Its Security)
05 == DepSecDef ---- (Dr. Kathleen Hicks | The Right Person at the Right Place)
07 == Air Force Secretary [01] ---- (Army Vet Frank Kendall Confirmed As New Secretary)
08 == DoD Chemical Program ---- (IG finds DoD Dragged Its Feet on Exposure Prevention and Clean-Up)
09 == DOD Security Contractors ---- (Report Finds DOD Has No Idea Who It’s Hired to Do Private Security)
10 == Cybersecurity [02] ---- (Biden Opens New Cyber Fight with China)
12 == National Archives [01] ---- (Lawmakers Urge Record be Digitized to Clear Backlog)
13 == Arlington National Cemetery [94] ---- (Ask Congress to Preserve Eligibility for 20-Year Retirees)
14 == Tricare/CHAMPUS Fraud [25] ---- (Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to $180M+ Health Care Fraud Scheme)
15 == Marijuana [06] ----- (What Legalization Would Mean For Troops, Clearance Holders)
17 == DoD Surveys ---- (All Active Duty Military Spouse Launched 28 JUL)
18 == POW/MIA Recoveries & Burials ---- (Reported JUL 16 thru 31, 2021 | Ten)
. * VA * .
20 == VR&E Program [04] ---- (May Be Better Than the GI Bill for Disabled Vets)
22 == VA My Health eVet Website [03] ---- (My HealtheVet Advanced Accounts Will Be Discontinued)
23 == VA Cancer Care [03] ---- (VA Oncology Program Brings Care to Over 50,000 Veterans)
24 == Veterans Living Overseas ---- (Benefits and Services Entitlements)
25 == GI Bill [313] ---- (Reforms on Track for Fall Semester)
27 == VA EHR [30] ---- (VA ‘Reimaging Approach’ To Costly Electronic Health Record Project)
29 == VA Covid-19 Vaccines [06] ---- (VA Health Care Workers Will Be Required to Get to Keep Their Jobs)
29 == VA Mortgages [01] ---- (Two New Relief Programs for Those Impacted by COVID)
30 == VA Fraud, Waste & Abuse ---- (Reported 16 thru 31 JUL 2021)
. * VETS * .
35 == Vet Employment Opportunities ---- (Listings from Companies Looking For Vets as of 31 JUL)
35 == Vet Business Program ---- (Lawmakers Push Proposal to Use GI Bill Benefits to Start Business’s)
36 == U.S. Capitol Riot [16] ---- (Off-duty DEA Agent/Veteran Mark Ibrahim Charged)
37 == WWII Vets 266 ---- (Raymond Lambert | Thrice Wounded Medic)
39 == WWII Vets 267 ---- (Morton Katz | Served from Start to Finish and More)
40 == Military Retirees & Veterans Events Schedule ---- (As of 31 JUL 2021)
40 == Vet Hiring Fairs ---- (Scheduled As of 31 JUL 2021)
41 == State Veterans’ Benefits ---- (Maryland 2021)
. * VET LEGISLATION *
42 == VA Health Care Billing [02] ---- (H.R.3432 | Veterans Preventative Health Coverage Fairness Act)
42 == VA Leadership [03] ---- (H.R.4528 | VA Hospital Director Pilot Program)
43 == VA Mammograms [01] ---- (S.2102 | SERVICE Act of 2021)
44 == Social Security Proposals [01] ---- (H.R.0000 | Social Security for Future Generations Act)
45 == VA Individual Unemployability [08] ---- (H.R.0000 | Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act)
46 == Medicaid Fraud ---- H.R.0000 | Protecting Patients from Medicaid Fraud Act
. * MILITARY* .
47 == Military Pay & Benefits [09] ---- (Proposal to Guarantee Minimum-Wage Salaries for All Troops Fizzles)
48 == Army Armor ---- (How Army Scientists Are Developing the Next Tank that’s Not a Tank)
49 == Navy IDSS ---- (USN Looking at Fitting Its Future Attack Submarines with Inflatable Sails)
52 == Military Mental Health Disorders [03] ---- (Another Mishandling of Issues by the Service)
54 == USNS John Lewis ---- (First Of the Navy’s New Replenishment Oilers Christened)
55 == Military Overseas Taxation [01] ---- (DODEA Teacher Faces $150,000 Tax Bill As Talk Drag On)
57 == Navy Discipline [01] ---- (Officer Calls Enlisted Sailors Hatchet-Wielding Perverts)
60 == USAF Security Policy ---- (The Air Force Is Ditching Security Force Body Cams)
61 == USAF Leave Accrual ---- (Air Force Offers 2 Months of Extra Leave Valid For Three Years)
62 == Military Fraud & Abuse [05] ---- (Towing Company Caught Illegally Selling Troop’s Vehicles)
63 == Body Armor [04] ---- (Nanotech-built Armor Could Replace Kevlar, Steel)
64 == Navy Terminology, Jargon & Slang ---- (‘Tickler’ thru ‘Toe Rail’)
. * MILITARY HISTORY *
65 == Army Aviation ---- (First Airplane)
67 == Crusades ---- (Top 5 Combat Diseases That Would Kill You)
68 == First Battle of Bull Run ---- (How the Union Blew It)
70 == Navy’s Ice Cream Barge ---- (Retrofitted Concrete Barge Borrowed from the Army)
71 == Super Glue ---- (How World War II Led To Its Inventio)
72 == Medal of Honor Awardees ---- (Milton Lee | Vietnam)
74 == Medal of Honor Awardees ---- (Richard DeWert | Korea)
76 == WWII Bomber Nose Art [79] ---- (Lucky Eleven)
76 == Every Picture Tells A Story ---- (RAF Handley Page Hampden)
77 == Military History Anniversaries ---- (01 thru 15 AUG)
. * HEALTH CARE *
77 == Health Care Legislation ---- (Senior’s Legislation Unveiled in the Senate/House)
78 == Health Care Legislation [01] ---- (Congress Still Trying to Find a Way to Pass It)
79 == TRICARE Pharmacy ---- (Out-Of-Stocks Issue)
80 == Coronavirus Vaccine Concerns [06] ---- What to Know About Vaccine Fears)
83 == U.S. Embassy Manila ---- (Health Alert: Quarantine Update, Aug 1-15, 2021)
85 == Junk Food ---- (The 20 Least Unhealthy)
88 == Constipation [01] ---- (Home Remedies for Those with Less Than 3 Bowel Movements a Week)
90 == Virtual Care ---- (How Telehealth Costs, Offerings Compare: CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Amazon)
91 == TRICARE Recall Alert ---- (FDA Announces Recall of Certain Sleep and Respiratory Devices)
92 == Head Lice [01] ---- (How to Deal with Them)
94 == Covid-19 Fraud & Abuse ---- (July 16 thru 31, 2021)
. * FINANCES *
95 == Hospital Charges [03] ---- (94% of Hospitals Still Noncompliant With Price Transparency Rule)
97 == Surprise Medical Bills ---- (HHS Announces Rule to Protect Consumers from Them Next Year)
99 == COLA FY 2021 ---- (JUN CPI)
100 == American Forces Travel ---- (Another 16M Vets Now Eligible for These DOD Travel Deals)
101 == Plumbing Problem Fixes ---- (How to Prevent Pricey Ones)
103 == Organic vs. Conventional ---- (When Is It Worth Buying Organic?)
105 == Parking Lot Repair Scams ---- (Watch Out for Pushy Parking Lot Car Repair)
106 == QR Code Scams ---- (Look Before You Scan!)
107 == Tax Burden on New Jersey Vets ---- (As of JUL 2021)
. * GENERAL INTEREST * .
112 == Notes of Interest ---- (JUL 16 thru 31, 2021)
113 == Afghan Withdrawal [11] ---- (China Criticized the War. Now It Worries About the Withdrawal)
115 == Afghan Withdrawal [12] ---- (Bagram Airfield’s Pat Tillman’s Jersey)
117 == China Hotline ---- (Biden Administration Looks to Set Up ‘Red Phone’ to China for Emergency Comms)
120 == Afghan War [08] ---- (Afghan Military Advances Disappear With Forces Stretched Thin)
122 == Will [06] ---- (Which Type Is Right for You?)
124 == Confederate Monument Controversy [02] ---- (Bust to Be Removed From Tennessee Capitol)
125 == Women Rights ----- (Things a Woman Couldn’t Do In 1971)
127 == Hacks & Gadgets [04] ---- (Items that Can Save You Time/Money with Hidden Purposes)
129 == Food Leftovers [01] ---- How Long They Will Last in the Fridge)
131 == Vocabulary ---- (Some More Words to Enhance Yours | 210801)
132 == Airline Logic ---- (Baggage)
132 == News of the Weird ---- (JUL 16 thru 31, 2021)
134 == Have You Heard or Seen? ---- (Rules of Combat 1 | Freedom Isn’t Free | Think Toons)
. * ATTACHMENTS * .
Attachment – Maryland State Veterans’ Benefits
Attachment – Military History Anniversaries 01 thru 15 AUG (Updated)
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