veterans

Feds@Work: Doctor Devotes Career To PTSD Sufferers

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When Dr. Matthew Friedman began his career working with veterans nearly 40 years ago, not a single person had been diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. In fact, the term had yet to be invented.

Today, as the executive director for the National Center for PTSD at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Friedman is widely known as a pioneer in the field of traumatic studies. His career has been devoted to identifying the causes of and treatments for PTSD and advocating for those whose psychological well-being has been harmed by stresses of war and other jarring experiences. Keep reading →

 /  Published October 24, 2011 at 7:00 AM

Private Hospitals To Gain Access to Vets’ Medical Records

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has reached the final stretch of what’s been a long effort to employ technology that allows private hospitals access to veterans’ medical records that can be used to evaluate health history and deliver better care.

The move is one of many within the VA as it strives to overhaul its image and provide the best care for America’s veterans and protect the security of their records. Keep reading →

 /  Published October 19, 2011 at 12:00 PM

American Jobs Act: What The Nation Needs And Veterans Have Earned

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COMMENTARY: Nearly three million men and women have volunteered to serve in our armed forces since the attacks of September 11, 2001. These soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coast guardsmen left their families and risked their lives to fight for our freedoms overseas. They should not have to fight for a job when they come home.

That is why the president has championed the American Jobs Act, and why the Congress should pass his plan with urgent speed. It will help our veterans, who are just back from war, find a job. And it will give strength and stability to American families and communities. Keep reading →

 /  Published October 7, 2011 at 12:38 PM

Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military: The Numbers And The Knowledge To Help

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Last month, I attended the LandWarNet Conference in Tampa where the theme was “Transforming Cyber While At War.”

In preparation for that I had just written an article entitled “Using Social Media Comments To Speculate About Future Cyber Events” which looked at using data analytic tools that can help predict future events from a collection of blog postings. I wanted to demonstrate that and “Build a Traumatic Brain Injury Knowledge base in the Cloud” for the Binary Group, of which the above graphic is part, using another new state-of-the-art technologies. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 9, 2011 at 8:02 AM

Veterans Affairs Department Emerges As Social Media Model In Government

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Once a fortress a stone’s throw from the White House, the Department of Veterans Affairs is using social media to open its doors and windows and let the sun shine in and becoming a model for other agencies in the process.

Leading the charge into the social media world are two veterans: Brandon Friedman, 33, director of online media and editor of the VA’s blog VAntage Point, and Alex Horton, 26, senior blog writer. Both served in Iraq. Friedman also served in Afghanistan. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 17, 2011 at 8:01 AM
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