United States Department of Labor

TAP is a joint effort by the Department of Defense, Department of Labor, and Department of Veterans Affairs to inform Service members and Veterans about many programs and services including Vocational Rehabilitation and the potentially life changing opportunities available. During the TAP briefing, there will…

The Effects of War on Veterans in Afghanistan and Iraq More than half of the 2.6 million Americans dispatched to fight the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq struggle with physical or mental health problems and often begin to feel disconnected from civilian life, deriving from deployment. As stated in the article “After the Wars: A legacy of pain and pride”, written by Rajiv Chandrasekaran and published by The Washington Post. The conditions of being deployed and serving for our country can conclude…

In the United States there has been a push to provide justice for crimes in a manner in which rehabilitation is a major focus. Because of this there has been a rapid number of specialty courts popping up throughout the nation. Specialty courts are specialized court sessions which target individuals with underlying medical, mental health, substance use and other issues that contribute to these individuals coming before the court with greater frequency. Specialty court sessions promote improved…

intelligence, law enforcement, and emergency management contribution. Not only did it bring public awareness it revealed that the federal government was on the hook for helping state and local governments before and after the event it showed where they fall short. President Bush restructured the federal government with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) along with adding the National Response Plan (NRP) and the National Response Framework (NRF) (Rubin, 2012). With the spiralling…

it rejected the notion of ideas being proven with scientific evaluation, dependentistas often generalized situations and for political and ideological reason were intent on proving the theory correct. The final problem of the theory was as Habar states, “that its central tenets were largely inconsistent with the empirical facts” . All the articles found in the…

time to evaluate the issues, then will take a form of action. Also, the financial institutional oversight is in charge with monitoring money. The treasury department manage the amount of times money has been withdrawn and from where. Lastly, the committee helps create new jobs. The agency that’s responsible for job creation is the department of labor. The members of the committee would attend meetings to figure out ways to minimize the regulation and restriction of difficult jobs. For example,…

which interests me the most is the Foreign Service. This is has been a career interest of mine throughout high school and continues to be today. Saying that getting a job in the State Department is hard is a bit of an understatement. After spending months researching others’ endeavors trying to get employed the Department of State, I’ve learned it is one long battle. You are essentially competing with yourself every time. Surprisingly with all the negative experiences of getting hired I’ve…

Summary of the “Yes” The Department of Defense is a part of the executive branch of the United States government that deals with national security and the Armed Forces. In the Department of Defense there are three subordinate military departments: The Department of the Army, The Department of the Navy, and The Department of The Air Force. The DOD is planned to have a unique role in the comprehensive response effort for the Ebola outbreak as discussed by Michael Lumpkin during the Senate…

The United States Armed Forces and veterans have sacrificed their entire lives to protect those of civilians, and because of that they deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, and care. Unfortunately, many veterans never fully recover from their military careers, and are left either partially or completely disabled due to physical and/or mental injury. This leaves them unable to work and provide for themselves and their families. An even smaller portion of these veterans were left disabled…

thousand Americans were killed in the Vietnam War, but twice as much died after the war from PTSD, suicidal thoughts, depression, and by other psychological problems. Many after coming back from the war couldn’t adjust to the civilian life, and many state that the war shattered their lives. Many veterans felt forgotten, and unappreciated,…