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THE DETROIT TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION (DTC) Operator of the Downtown Detroit People Mover Automated Guideway Rail System HAS OPENINGS FOR: ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN -I Starting Salary: $16.98/hour Responsible for performing the maintenance, testing, troubleshooting and repair of  electrical, electronic and electro-mechanical systems on light rail transit vehicles; as  required to maintain the safety, reliability and efficiency of the Detroit People  Mover System.  Minimum Qualifications: Requires advanced vocational/technical training  (minimum two year Technical school diploma) in electronic theory and principles  (preferably in Power electronics, propulsion & controls, SCADA, signaling and  communication). Minimum of two years experience troubleshooting and  maintaining electronic equipment and components. This person should be a self- starter and be able to work with the system maintenance manuals to isolate and  diagnose equipment failures under tight time constraints.  ...

Colleagues and Fellow Veterans, Last month I told you about the White House Champion of Change for Veteran Entrepreneurship which honors Veteran entrepreneurs and Veteran spouses who are entrepreneurs or organizations that support Veteran entrepreneurs.    Today, I'd like to share with you a new award program for Veterans - the Lincoln Awards - the first event of its kind to recognize outstanding achievement and excellence in providing opportunities and support to our nation's Veterans and military families.     On January 7, 2015 at the Kennedy Center, entertainers and the Friars Club Foundation will put on the first Lincoln Awards -- a nationally televised concert .  Nominations and currently being solicited and the selection committee will then select the final Lincoln Award winners -- individuals and organizations across 10 categories.  The concert will air to coincide with March 4, 2015, the 150 th anniversary of Lincoln's 2 nd Inaugural...

A message from the chair of the Michigan Women's Commission: Greetings fellow female veterans of Michigan: As a Navy veteran myself, I have a special commitment to my sister veterans. I want to help in developing services which are meaningful to our Michigan women veterans. We want to hear from you about veteran services offered in Michigan. Please take our survey at https://www.research.net/s/Michiganwomenveteranssurvey Or, call us at 313-456-4702 for a paper copy. Please share this link; we would love to get responses from all the 50,000 women veterans in Michigan! Respectfully, Anne K. Thompson, LCDR USN, Ret., Chair Michigan Women's Commission   If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Michigan Women's Commission at MDCR-WomensComm@michigan.gov Follow Us on Twitter https://twitter.com/MIWomensComm Find Us on Facebook  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michigan-Womens-Commission/254310814607787?ref=tn_tnmn   Mich...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President signs VA reform bill National commander joins ceremony that will provide emergency funds for veterans trying to get medical appointments. WASHINGTON (Aug. 7, 2014) – American Legion National Commander Daniel M. Dellinger was at Fort Belvoir, Va., today where President Obama signed a $16.3 billion emergency spending measure that provides greater veteran access to non-VA health-care providers, among other reforms in the system. "Today, another step is taken in the journey to restore trust in VA among our nation's veterans," Dellinger said after the bill was signed this morning. "We all understand it's going to be a long journey.  Those veterans who have been waiting a month or longer for medical appointments do not have time to wait for the entire journey to end. They need to see doctors and caregivers now, and that's what this funding is expected to provide, on a temporary basis. The long-term solution is not to vou...

Commander: 'Together, we can get VA back on track' American Legion national commander expresses confidence that McDonald will work closely with veterans to restore trust in VA. WASHINGTON (July 29, 2014) -- American Legion National Commander Daniel M. Dellinger today thanked the Senate for acting quickly to confirm the nomination of former Procter & Gamble Chief Executive Officer Robert McDonald to become secretary of the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs. "The time to act is now," Dellinger said. "Veterans are waiting for the care they earned and deserve." The Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted 14-0 Wednesday in support of McDonald, 61, who would replace ret. Maj. Gen. Eric Shinseki, who resigned in late May. Shinseki's departure came after The American Legion called for urgent change, starting with new leadership at the top, to restore trust in the system after revelations that veterans had died waiting for VA docto...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Commander calls VA reform bill "one step"   Congressional leaders praised for reaching agreement and passing emergency legislation to speed up and improve delivery of VA health care for veterans.     WASHINGTON (Aug. 1, 2014) -- American Legion National Commander Daniel M. Dellinger described a $16.3 billion VA health-care reform package, passed 91-3 by the Senate Thursday, as "one step" in a journey just getting under way to repair problems in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The measure, in part, provides funds for VA patients to receive care outside the system, which Dellinger said must be a temporary response until a permanent solution can be reached. "The VA reform package that passed overwhelmingly in the Senate Thursday night is an important step in the process to begin repairing systemic problems in the Department of Veterans Affairs," Dellinger said. "But it is only one step, and only a beginning...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald today released the following message to VA employees: MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY McDONALD I am grateful to President Obama and to Congress for this opportunity to join the dedicated employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and I am honored to serve as your Secretary and lead VA.  We are immensely fortunate to work in an organization with the noblest and most respected mission in Government—serving this Nation's Veterans. We have strong institutional values—Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.  We will all need to depend on and live by our values as we rise to meet the challenges ahead.  Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson—my West Point classmate, a trusted friend, and a great leader—had it right in his recent statement to Congress:  "We can turn these challenges into the greatest opportunity for improvement in the history of the Department." I recognize that the last few months have be...