Post 9/11 G.I. Bill - It's Your Future

Changes to the Fry Scholarship

The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (“Choice Act”) was recently signed into law.  Most of the Act pertains to Veterans health care but it also included two provisions affecting GI Bill® benefits.   This note pertains to the Fry Scholarship; my next note will talk about in-state tuition.

Operation: Goodjobs

Walmart Grant to Goodwill Means More Jobs

$5 MILLION WALMART FOUNDATION GRANT HELPS GOODWILL® GROW JOBS PROGRAM FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES Operation: GoodJobs Learns from Pilot Program and Expands to Four States with High Concentrations of Veterans ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Walmart Foundation has granted $5 million to Goodwill Industries International to expand Operation: GoodJobs, an initiative that equips military veterans and […]

U.S. Department of Labor

Dept. of Labor Releases 2014 Budget Request

Budget includes support for job training, veterans, safer workplaces WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris today released the U.S. Department of Labor’s fiscal year 2014 budget request, which supports President Obama’s plan to strengthen the economy and grow the middle class through continued investments in training and resources for job seekers.

US Department of Labor

Joint VA/Labor Department program to retrain vets

Online site now opened for veterans to apply for education benefits WASHINGTON– Unemployed veterans between the ages of 35 and 60 can now apply for new benefits to cover education costs for up to one year through a joint U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Labor program that focuses on retraining 99,000 […]