PTSD

EPA changing onboarding process due to pandemic’s effect on the workplace

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Environmental Protection Agency is revising its onboarding process to reflect the pandemic’s effects on the workplace.

Federal Newscast

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

Veterans Affairs completes a deep study of how it treats those with post-traumatic stress disorder

Veterans Affairs

Army leaders will soon know more about discharging soldiers who refuse vaccine

Federal Newscast

U.S. Army

Navy, Marines begin massive housing inspection

DoD Reporter's Notebook

A patient receives a transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, Palo Alto, Calif. The device, which uses magnetic fields to stimulate the brain, is being used on military veterans suffering from depression. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

The VA never stops its search for treatments for PTSD

Veterans Affairs

Maryland/MC2 Clifford L. H. Davis

The pandemic has hit one federal group harder than most, children of military service members

Defense

Claudio Papapietro

The after-effects of the Navy’s ship collisions

Navy

Rubble and debris are seen at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Ain al-Asad air base was struck by a barrage of Iranian missiles on Wednesday, in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed atop Iranian commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, whose killing raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra)

As injury numbers grow from Iran attack, lawmaker wants answers on head trauma

Defense

Study suggests speech patterns can reveal PTSD

Federal Drive

IRS questioned about the accuracy of its customer satisfaction reports

Federal Newscast

New tool to help agencies request bigger incentive payouts

Federal Newscast

This is your brain on the military: DoD doesn’t have many answers on brain injuries

Like NFL players, service members are vulnerable to head injuries that may cause long-term damage.

Defense

Healing Invisible Wounds: Nonprofit Melwood helps bridge gap in VA programs with free retreat to help female veterans cope with service-related trauma

Federal programs are failing to meet the needs of the more than two million women veterans in the U. S., many of whom are suffering from the invisible…

Federal Insights

Matt Tait: Boulder Crest helps recovering veterans reassimilate

Federal Drive

Federal contractor Accenture is among the supporters of the non-profit Boulder Crest’s efforts to help veterans realize their potential as regular citizens.