IAVA in the News: Online

Marketplace: A Push for Changes in Post-9/11 GI Bill

IAVA Legislative Associate Tim Embree joined Bob Moon on Marketplace to discuss necessary fixes to the new GI Bill and problems veterans have transitioning into the workforce after combat. Upgrading the GI Bill package is one of IAVA's top legislative priorities in 2010.

AP: After rain-out, Obama delivers speech back home

May 31

IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff was quoted in this Associated Press article about President Obama not being at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day.

Los Angeles Times: Veterans Need Care, Not Apathy

May 30

IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff, Legislative Associate Tom Tarantino, and multiple IAVA member veterans were interviewed for this piece in the Los Angeles Times about the VA disability claims process. Reforming this process is IAVA's top legislative priority for 2010.

Washington Post: OPM head takes 'hostile fire' on hiring, intern program

May 20

IAVA Legislative Associate Tim Embree was quoted in a piece about shortcomings in the federal hiring process, especially when it comes to veterans. He noted that IAVA has called for an investigation into direct hiring programs "to determine whether these programs are being used to avoid the hiring of veterans in the federal government."

NPR: Military Sexual Trauma: A Little-Known Veteran Issue

May 13

IAVA Director of Research Erin Mulhall spoke to NPR about Military Sexual Trauma (MST). She discussed how the number of female veterans (48,000) who screened positive for MST in 2008 is probably even higher because many women are afraid to report cases of harassment or assault.

NPR: The Changing Veteran Poses Challenges For The VA

May 10

IAVA Spokesperson Carolyn Schapper was interviewed by NPR as part of a series they are doing on veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. She discussed how IAVA's Community of Veterans has helped her transition, her VA care, and being a female veteran.

Stars and Stripes: Stigma of service may hurt vets’ job search

April 23

IAVA Community Manager Jason Hansman, and IAVA Spokesperson Joe Tryon spoke with Stars and Stripes about the difficulties they face after returning home from combat, and attempting to find a job in the civilian world.

NY Daily News: The Veterans Employment Act of 2010

April 19

Leading up to a press conference held to introduce a new bill to help veterans find jobs, IAVA Community Manager Jason Hansman spoke with the Daily News' War Zone blog about the difficulties he faced while searching for employment after his tour in Iraq.

The Hill: Veterans group pushes Congress to help unemployed vets

April 5

The Hill reported on IAVA’s push for Congress to address the staggering rate of unemployment among veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The article highlighted IAVA plans to work with Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the chairman of the Finance Committee, to introduce a jobs bill for new veterans.

CNN: Unemployment on the rise for veterans of current wars