Posts Tagged ‘ medical ’

DOD To Distribute $299.6 Million To Improve Roads And Transportation To Medical Facilities Affected By The Base Closure And Realignment Process

November 2, 2011
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The DOD will be funding eight transportation projects with $299.6 million to improve access to medical facilities. These facilities were affected by the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) process. This has been included in the Department of Defense Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. These specific project were picked through a competitive...

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U.S. Offers Medical Support For Seriously Wounded Libyan Fighters

October 28, 2011
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The United States Of America is offering medical support to some Libyans. A statement released by Secretary Hillary Clinton and Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday spoke of the humanitary efforts by the US to help Libyan fighters receive proper medical care for cases involving seriously wounded individuals. 24 dangerously wounded fighters were being transferred...

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Medical Jobs For Vets – White House Announces Tuesday Efforts To Help Veterans Find Employment In The Health Care Field

October 25, 2011
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Help for out of work veterans may be coming in the form of initiatives by the White House to get federally funded health-care organizations to employ vets. The white house has been pushing in a couple of different directions to get more businesses in the US to employ more Americans. Talks of tax breaks,...

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Tricare Health Record Data Stolen – 4.9 Million Troops And Their Families Names, Social Security Numbers And Medical Information Taken

October 5, 2011
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Tri-care will be  sending letters to victims of a data breach over the next 4 to 6 weeks. The data that was saved on computer tapes were stolen from a car belonging to an employee of Science Applications International Corporation. They are a large military contractor that runs medical centers for servicemembers and their...

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