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Performers, speakers pull out of Texas festival over Army sponsorship
Bands, musicians and speakers slated to appear at the festival are pulling out in protest of the U.S. military for Israel in the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.
By Madaleine Rubin
Veterans Affairs drops mask requirement for all agency medical offices
Masks will still be mandated for some high-risk areas or facilities with rising virus numbers.
VA needs COVID accommodations extended before emergency status ends
Officials say telehealth prescription services that benefit nearly 50,000 veterans will end if lawmakers don't extend special authorities.
Keep COVID-19 military vaccine mandate, defense secretary says
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making clear he wants to keep the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place to protect the health of the troops.
By Tara Copp, AP
Military veterans defend American elections as poll workers
Recruiting veterans to work as poll workers could harness the energy of veterans looking for new ways to serve their country.
By Sonner Kehrt, The War Horse
Federal judge faults Postmaster General DeJoy in mail delays
Delays and the removal of mail-sorting machines were among actions that led New York and other states to sue.
Can Biden fire US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy?
The nine-member United States Postal Service Board of Governors has the sole authority to fire, and hire, the postmaster general.
Office of Personnel Management extends hiring authority to fill pandemic gaps
With the extension, government entities may hire individuals that meet the job qualification requirements directly, forgoing the traditional competitive application process. Any positions needed in direct response to the effects to the effects of COVID-19 may be filled under this authority.
$400M VA program to help COVID-unemployed vets has produced few new jobs
VA's rapid retraining program has helped just a small fraction of the veterans that officials expected.
DOJ says federal inmates on home confinement can stay out of prison
More than 35,000 inmates were released as part of the effort to ease pandemic conditions as long as they met certain criteria, including they were not likely a danger to others.
Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors
The judge found that the states opposing the mandate are likely to succeed in their claim that the president exceeded authorization from Congress when he issued the requirement in September.
By Geoff Mulvihill and David A. Lieb, AP