Early Bird Brief: September 24, 2024

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Today's Top 5:

A new bill aims to make defrauded GI Bill vets whole again. Will it?

(Military Times) Alphosia Black recalls hearing mixed reviews about the University of Phoenix. It was 2011, and Black was looking for a school that fit her busy schedule. She worked full-time at the Defense Department as a unit administrator and served in the Army Reserve, working in command logistics. Black liked how Phoenix offered online and in-person classes, and she remembers Phoenix alumni co-workers at the Defense Department telling her a degree would help her career. Read More

This week in Congress: One week left to avoid a government shutdown

(Military Times) Congress enters its final scheduled week of work before the November elections with a plan to avoid a government shutdown next month but only a few days left on the calendar to get it passed. Read More

US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah

(The Associated Press) The U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the Pentagon said Monday. Read More

Ukraine’s Zelensky arrives in US to present ‘victory plan’ to defeat Russia

(CNN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky toured a Pennsylvania ammunition plant on Sunday as he began a key visit to the United States in which he is expected to present his blueprint to defeat Russia to President Joe Biden and other allies. Read More

Pentagon to invest $500 million to study health issues affecting servicewomen

(Task & Purpose) The Pentagon is investing half a billion dollars to research medical issues that disproportionately affect women in military service, officials said Monday. Read More

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