U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Presents VetBiz Award to Procurement Technical Assistance Center at FAU
Pensacola, FL: Success of Florida Veterans is the focus of new initiatives developed and presented by the statewide centers of the Florida Small Business Development Center Network (FSBDCN). From the Patriot Loan Express program to targeted training and meetings to tailored networking opportunities, Florida’s SBDCs are assisting veteran business owners and veterans entrepreneurs—those who want to start their own business. Full Article
Lawmakers Urge GI Bill Expansion
WASHINGTON — Seeking to boost recruitment and reward the huge role the National Guard and Reserves are playing in Afghanistan and Iraq, a bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers on Thursday pushed the biggest expansion of the GI Bill since World War II. More
Local Facility on Cutting Edge of Aeronautics Research
EGLIN AFB — To the untrained eye, what they’re working with at the University of Florida’s Research and Engineering Education Facility looks a little bit like model airplanes. More
Senate Efforts to Prevent Encroachment
Today, eleven Senate Republicans and Democrats joined United States Senator Ken Salazar in a continued push for appropriations of at least $75 million in FY09 to make certain that the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) continues to be successful in addressing encroachment, preserving the readiness of our Armed Forces and ensuring the long-range sustainability of our military installations, ranges and airspace.More
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