A recent article highlights how civilian military employees, despite experiencing some of the same combat-related injuries as our soldiers, tend to receive a significantly lower standard of health care, treatment, and other resources upon return to the U.S. As the article describes, “throughout our nation’s history many civilians have served the US government in war zones [and] during this service civilians …
The National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) is Highlighting New Medical Advancements in Treating TBI in Military Veterans and Civilians
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal highlights a number of significant treatment centers that are specifically focused on providing the most advanced, comprehensive, up-to-date, and current treatment technology and procedures to assist military veterans and civilian contractors suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI). For decades, TBI has been a challenging and often misunderstood medical condition to effectively treat, …
Working Overseas in 2016 — Where the Money Is Going
Every year military civilians, in particular those who are involved in military contracting overseas, pay special attention to the anticipated budgetary allocations with respect to the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) fund, commonly referred to as the “war fund.” The OCO is important for a number of reasons. It provides a source of emergency funding for military-based operations throughout the world. …
Setting the Record Straight — The Role of Military Contractors
A recent article is highlighting the significant role that private and defense contractors have with respect to the global national security efforts of the U.S. military. As the U.S. military continues to expand to various parts of the world, that there is a secondary, yet equally important set of civilian employees that tend to follow, the thousands of U.S. military …
New Tools to Detect Depression in PTSD Sufferers
A recent article is highlighting innovative new medical treatments for those suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Civilian contractors working in dangerous areas overseas commonly suffer from TBI, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Depression. The article highlights how “a new nonprofit organization is seeking to cut the time it takes for brain injury and post-traumatic stress research to transform into …