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TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • President Donald J. Trump Proclaims April 9, 2018, as National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day • VA Failed to Perform Background Checks for Thousands of Medical Providers • Update About FEDVIP (Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program) for TRICARE Beneficiaries • Two Scams Aimed at Veterans Targeted by U.S. Postal Inspection Service • VA Helps Thousands of Older Veterans Find Alternatives to Potentially Risky Medications TREA:... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • March 29th is National Vietnam War Veterans Day • Commissaries to Honor Living Vietnam Veterans • The Survival Benefit Plan - (SBP) and Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Offset- The Situation Now • Shock Headline: ZERO Percent of Schools Follow DOD Tuition Assistance Rules TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update March 29th is National Vietnam War Veterans Day Across the Nation, Americans are uniting to thank and honor Vietnam... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • TREA Meets with Head of Commissary Agency • Risks to the GI Bill Come From Education Committees • VA Secretary Shulkin Twists in the Wind • Are The New VA Employee Accountability Measures Being Abused? TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update TREA Meets with Head of Commissary Agency In 2011 the Senate Armed Services Committee voted to combine all base exchanges and commissary operations everywhere into one for-profit... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • President John Adams to testify before Joint HVAC/SVAC Hearing on March 14th • Still Waiting for Defense Allocation • PREDICTION: By End of 2018 VA-Enrolled Veterans Will Be Cured of Hepatitis C • Udall, Duckworth, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Ensure Servicemembers Don't Go Hungry • Costs for Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Continue to Climb • New Study Casts More Doubt on Sending Veterans into the Private-Sector... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • TRICARE West Region Handoff Not Going Well • TRICARE Drug Copay Hikes Cause Confusion • New Tax Scam Popping Up • VA Secretary: Expand Comprehensive Caregiver Benefits to Severely Injured Veterans of Past Wars - But Restrict Eligibility • 'We Want to Connect With Veterans Before They Know They Need Us': VA launches Concierge for Care program • No-Cost Flu Shots for VA Patients at Walgreens TREA: The... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • VA Secretary Says Caregivers Program Can Save Money • Risk to Commissaries is Growing • No Request to Close More Bases/Posts in President's Budget • CAMP Lejeune Family Health and Disability Benefits TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update VA Secretary Says Caregivers Program Can Save Money Last week the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, David Shulkin, testified to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee that a limited... Read More

TREA: The Enlisted Association's Washington Update • New Scandal Shows DoD Wasting Taxpayers' Money • The Coming of FEDVIP for Military Retirees and Active Duty Family Members • Tax Day is April 17th This Year • New Features of the TRICARE Website • TREA Supports H.R. 4403, The Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act • The Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Partner With the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to Focus... Read More