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Legal and Advocacy Services for Veterans
Commentary
In the post-9/11 era, a “sea of goodwill” made up of organizations in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors has formed to support veterans, servicemembers, their families...
By Carole House
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Plenty of Time When We Get Home with Kayla Williams
In this episode of Incoming, author and Army veteran Kayla Williams talks with us about serving in Iraq as the most forward-deployed woman of the war at her time. She faced br...
By Kayla M. Williams
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All Americans: Extending Draft Registration Makes Us Stronger
Commentary
As state and local officials across the country scramble to find additional public health workers to staff their over-burdened hospitals, the need for talented public servants...
By Andrew Swick & Emma Moore
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Women in Combat: Five-Year Status Update
Commentary
It has been five years since the ban on women in combat was lifted in 2015 and women began integrating previously closed combat arms billets in January 2016. Five years is the...
By Emma Moore
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VA must improve access to high-quality care for transgender veterans
Commentary
Nearly two years ago, I argued that then-incoming VA Secretary Robert Wilkie should expand care to transgender veterans, removing the exclusion of gender confirmation surgery ...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Veteran Benefits in the DMV Metro Area
Commentary
In the post-9/11 era, a “sea of goodwill” made up of organizations in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors has formed to support veterans, service members, their familie...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Coronavirus pandemic illustrates the need to maintain a strong VA
Commentary
Schools, offices, and other businesses are shutting down nationwide as the United States ramps up its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As we read about the extreme strain pl...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Boosting VA funding is not enough to support veterans
Commentary
Trump’s proposed 2021 budget includes another significant increase for the Department of Veterans Affairs: a 13 percent increase to $90 billion for medical services, another $...
By Kayla M. Williams
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The VA has some serious problems with how it handles claims of military sexual trauma
Commentary
Imagine going to your doctor’s office for care. You walk in and go to the front desk to check in. But the front desk staff tells you that you can’t get care there. You’re not ...
By Kayla M. Williams & Samantha Kubek
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Veteran Benefits in U.S. Territories
Commentary
Each of the U.S. territories could do more to support veterans and make benefits more easily located....
By Emma Moore & Brent Peabody
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The American Public Wants a Sustainable Middle East Policy
Commentary
After the U.S. strike on Qasem Soleimani, Americans feared the United States was on the brink of war with Iran. “World War III draft” memes circulated around the internet, and...
By Kaleigh Thomas & Emma Moore
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The Iranian Missile Strike Did Far More Damage Than Trump Admits
Commentary
Over 100 American soldiers have been treated for traumatic brain injuries following Iran’s missile strike on Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq. The strike came in retaliation f...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Paul Scharre
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Conclusions from CNAS’ New York State Minority Veterans Needs Assessment
Congressional Testimony
Submitted Written Testimony Despite criticisms VA is an excellent source of health care, boasting low wait times, high quality, cultural competence, and low cost for many vete...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Grappling With the Costs of Combat
Podcast
Kayla Williams joins Ilan Goldenberg to discuss her time serving as an Arabic linguist in the U.S. Army and the human costs of armed conflict....
By Ilan Goldenberg & Kayla M. Williams
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Supporting Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma: VA Must Redouble Efforts to Improve
Congressional Testimony
Submitted Written Testimony I. Overall Chairman Pappas, Ranking Member Bergman, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss a topic I beli...
By Kayla M. Williams
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DOD should not allow promotion of religion on branded dog tags
Commentary
The headline immediately caught my eye: “Anti-religion group seeks to deny troops inspirational dog tags.” It’s a shocking claim and seemed unbelievable — open religiosity was...
By Kayla M. Williams
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VA leader must demonstrate commitment to ending harassment
Commentary
Last week, news outlets reported Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie sent a letter to Rep. Mark Takano (D. Calif.), Chairman of the House Committee on ...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Stories from the Backchannel: Season Two Trailer
Podcast
Now more than ever, Americans are interested in the people working behind the scenes on consequential national security decisions. In Season Two of Stories from the Backchanne...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Richard Fontaine, Susanna V. Blume, Kayla M. Williams, Price B. Floyd, Kurt Campbell & Kara Frederick
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Increasing Diversity in the Military: Recruiting and Retaining Talented Women
I. Boots-on-the-Ground Assessment Chairwoman Speier, Ranking Member Kelly, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss a topic I believe i...
By Kayla M. Williams
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The Many Questions Trump’s Pardons Raise About Civil-Military Relations
Commentary
When President Donald Trump granted pardons to two Army officers—one convicted of war crimes, the other accused of them—and reversed the demotion of a Navy SEAL who was convic...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
