Through things like tax breaks for employers, the Obama Administration is trying to create thousands of new jobs for thousands of new U.S veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. But, has the one federal agency you might expect to hire the most veterans, the Veterans Administration (VA), gone AWOL on this mission? Read More...
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Is This Your Pile of Money?
The States are holding millions of dollars in unclaimed property. Some of it might be yours. Hey, you never know. Find & Claim it!
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So, You Want to Be 90
Americans' chances of living into their 90s have never been better. By 2050, a full 10% of the US population will be 90 and over. But, thanks to government goodies like Social Security and Medicare, 90 will be the new 60, and it'll all be one grand decade at the beach, right? Maybe not.
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Has the VA Gone AWOL on Hiring Veterans?
Monday February 13, 2012
HHS Ups Funding to Fight Alzheimer's
Friday February 10, 2012
Anybody who plans on aging should be glad to hear that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has just announced a $156 million effort to fight Alzheimer's disease, now known to inflict more than 5.3 million Americans. Read More...
DOT: $826 Million for Transit Improvements
Thursday February 9, 2012
To help implement President Obama's plan for an "America Built to Last," the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it will be doling out $826.5 million in federal grants this year to repair and upgrade public transit buses and facilities nationwide Read More...
Who Wants to be an Astronaut Now? Who Doesn't ?
Wednesday February 8, 2012
With the Space Shuttle only a memory and manned flights to the moon, Mars or anywhere else grounded by the economy, NASA reports getting the second highest number of new astronaut applications in its 54-year history. Read More...
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