Sunday, June 25, 2006

Vetarens Report 6/25

VA Awards Grant to California Veterans Home
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is targeting more than $807,000 in grant money for improvements to the State Veterans Home in Yountville, Ca. The grant will pay up to 65 percent of the cost for general renovations at the home, including a new chiller for the facility's air conditioning system. The overall cost of the project is approximately $1.24 million. The home provides skilled nursing care to about 1,110 veterans.


VA Awards Grant for Connecticut Veterans Home
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a grant of $2,990,000 for renovations of the State Veterans Home in Rocky Hill, Conn. The grant will pay up to 65 percent of the cost to replace the main water supply system at the state facility. The overall cost of the project is about $4.6 million. Connecticut's veterans homes are available to veterans who served on active duty for 181 days or more. Veterans must be Connecticut residents, have honorable discharges and demonstrate a medical need. Some spouses of eligible veterans may also be eligible. Further information about Connecticut's veterans home is available on the Web at www.ct.gov/ctva/.
24/7 Personnel Services Are Here
The Personnel Services Delivery (PSD) Transformation will transform the Air Force's personnel processes, organizations, and technology to replace many of today's labor-intensive processes. The goal of PSD is to provide better customer service with 24 hour-a-day, 7 day-a-week accessibility for Airmen to conduct more personnel transactions via improved web-based applications and an enhanced Contact Center. Phase One of the transformation has seven groups of changes projected to be in place by December 2007. Step-by-step instructions are available in the online AF PSD Handbook and CSSs everywhere will be trained to assist Airmen in using the new PSD applications.
Commissary Tools to Speed, Simplify Shopping
The Defense Commissary Agency has introduced the "Commissary Glide" to help customers "glide" through the store as quickly and efficiently as possible. The "Commissary Glide" offers a number of timesaving tools to speed up or simplify your shopping trip. The most beneficial thing about the Commissary Glide is that you can be quick on your wheels without sacrificing quality, variety or price.
To learn about the new timesaving tools, read the full article at Military.com.
http://www.commissaries.com/

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