2010 Index of Still Serving in Korea Electronic Newsletters


2010 Index of E-Mail/HTML Still Serving in Korea Newsletters
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Newsletter 2010-09 — September 2010 (PDF Print format) (Plain Text format) Medical Care Matters Department of Defense a New (and Improved) TRICARE Web Site Bottled Tea Beverages May Contain Fewer Polyphenols Than Brewed Tea Increase in Obesity Rate Will Mean More Cancers, Experts Warn New TRICARE Overseas Program Starts on Sep 1 TRR Starts Running Next Week Pay Matters U.S. Court of Appeals orders VA to Publish Final Agent Orange Rule by Sep 1 Advisory Panels Argue Military Benefits Unsustainable Test Site for Quicker VA Payouts Selected Legislation Matters Legislative Week in Brief, the Irony of Priorities Survivor Matters Bills Would Mandate Lump-Sum Payouts Clarifying Survivors Insurance Program Community Matters USA.gov Improves Its Search Engine Schools Partner with VA on GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program AAFES Working Double Time to Correct Inadvertent Charges Federal Service Matters Pay Order Is a Possibility Burst of BRAC Activity Ahead FEGLI Payout Arrangement Targeted Laughing Matters 40 Years of Marriage The Hotel Bill Golfer at the Dentist Memo from the Boss Director's Corner The Unemployment Picture Union Issues Vote of No Confidence in ICE Leadership Britain Will Be Forced to Borrow U.S. Jets to Fly from Its New Aircraft Carriers
Newsletter 2010-08 — August 2010 (PDF Print format) (Plain Text format) Medical Care Matters As I See It — "Fit But Unsuitable": Shameless and Shameful Fact Sheet Outlines New Rule for PTSD Claims FDA Lifts Hold on Stem Cell Testing in Patients VA Changes Rules for Patients Who Use Medical Marijuana Kidney Disease: Are You at Risk? Pay Matters Concurrent Receipt (CR) Provision Stripped from H.R. 4213 Current, Former Airmen Eligible for 'Stop-Loss' Special Pay Agent Orange Update Legislation Matters Board Says Military Retirement "Unaffordable" Community Matters Korean War Photos Federal Service Matters Air Force Civilian Service Website Reveals Depth, Innovation to Federal Employment IMPORTANT: Impact of Health Care Reform on Your Health Care Flexible Spending Account Laughing Matters Children in Church Sick Day AMEN! Director's Corner Signs of Life The Poster Woman 2, Thugs 0 After Home Invasion
Newsletter 2010-07 — July 2010 (PDF Print format) (Plain Text format) Medical Care Matters Seniors Vitamin D Needs Neck Pain Shinseki Fighting Off Democratic Senators on Expanded Agent Orange-Related Illnesses Possible Breakthrough in Treating Parkinson's Disease Where to Start with Exercise? Agent Orange: VA Adds Ships to Exposure List Pay Matters Social Security Notch Reform Agent Orange Payment Delay Claims Based on Herbicide Exposure in Thailand or Korea New VA Benefits Claim Form: Just Six Pages Treasury Seeks to Eliminate More Paper Checks U.S. Savings Bond Allotments Near July 31 Deadline Community Matters THE LATEST PHONE SCAM: Targets Your Bank Account Now Is the 'Time' to Let Troops Know They Are Not Forgotten Federal Service Matters Air Force Tries All-Comers Applications Laughing Matters Thoughtful Gift Idea Biology Class Exam Microsoft vs. GM Circle Flies Director's Corner Amnesty for Retirees Illegally in Korea DHS Warns Public About Social Networking Sites I Fought for You
Newsletter 2010-06 — June 2010 (PDF Print format) (Plain Text format) Medical Care Matters TRICARE Provides Deductible-Free Hospice Benefit TRICARE Gray Area Retirees Exercise Can Help Control Stress Pay Matters Separation Pay Recoupment Resumes VA Updates Online Application for Health Benefits Worksheets for New Presumptive AO Claims Expatriate Income Tax Legislation Matters House Armed Services Committee Marks NDAA Medicare/TRICARE Threat Is Back Don't Ask, Don't Tell Community Matters Simplifying Student Loans Travel Space-A Today Real-Life Estate Planning: Scary Surprises Alert One Couple to Take Action Federal Service Matters Watchdog Updates Contractor Misconduct Database New Onus Put on Managers in Hiring Proces Reduction in Employee Mileage Ordered House Silent on NSPS Issue Laughing Matters Top This One for A Speeding Ticket Exercise for People Over 50 Jesus and the Democrat Daddy Longlegs Director's Corner This Month's Newsletter Disestablishment of USFK Retiree Council
Newsletter 2010-05 — May 2010 (PDF Print format) (Plain Text format) Medical Care Matters What You Can Do to Reduce Your Cancer Risk Pay Matters Tax Burden for Mississippi Retirees VA Presumptive Vietnam Vet Diseases DFAS Offers New Retiree Web Site DFAS Begins Recouping Separation Pay Soon Legislation Matters> Senate Passes Bill to Cancel Pay Raises for Members of Congress Next Year Community Matters Commissary Case Lot Sale Schedule DeCA's Family Fun Fitness Festival Federal Service Matters Telework Bill on the Move Questions Abound on Health Insurance Law OPM Announces Workplace Flexibility Pilot Several Bills Advance Laughing Matters Career Choices Court Case Why Men Can't Win First Time Prayer Director's Corner Excessive Debt Killing the Survivors Tech Tactics — Online Privacy
Newsletter 2010-04 — April 2010 (PDF Print format) (Plain Text format) Medical Care Matters Dental Health Important for Retirees Too New Health System Site Makes Information More Accessible VA Announces Plan to Create "Fast Track" for New Agent Orange Claims VA Announces New "Presumptive Illnesses" for Persian Gulf War, Wars in Iraq And Afghanistan Lawmakers Struggle to Find Medicare/TRICARE Rate Fix And What Does It Mean To You? "Up To Age 26 Coverage" Pay Matters Ships Qualifying for Presumptive Agent Orange Exposure Listed No $250 Payment to Make Up for Lack of COLA DFAS Urges Retirees to Update myPay Accounts Community Matters Patriot Express Travel Routes Expanded DoD Identifies More Phases for Iraq Medal Checks Go High-Tech at AAFES Federal Service Matters FEHB Call Letter Pending Select Air Force Bases Using New Civilian Application Procedure DoD Creates Long NSPS to-Undo List Health Plan Provisions Being Tweaked Laughing Matters Grandma's Boyfriend Black Coffee in a Clean Cup Write it Down Learning Your ABCs Director's Corner Economy and Politics As I See It — "Hearing Footprints" of Returning Threats
Newsletter 2010-03 — March 2010 (PDF Print format) (Plain Text format) Medical Care Matters No Tricare Hike in 2011 Budget Request Cervical Cancer Veterans Act Signed by President VA and the New Agent Orange Provisions Regenerative Medicine Shows Promise for Wounded Warriors Pay Matters DoD Budget on Pay Raise, Concurrent Receipt, TRICARE Fees Post 9/11 GI Bill Update Where's the Money? Community Matters Osan Hospital Clarifies Retiree Care New Law Makes Absentee Voting Easier for Overseas Americans Federal Service Matters White House to Require Contractors to Certify Tax Status to Win Awards OPM Revamps USAJOBs OPM Issues Plan to Improve Use of Employee Incentives Startling High Level of Contract Employees at DHS Laughing Matters One Marine The Genie The Irish Farmer Mom's Where? Director's Corner Air Force Unofficial Historian Dies Post Office Issues Stamps Honoring Sailors Fast Track to a Train Wreck
Newsletter 2010-02 — February 2010 (PDF Print format) (Plain Text format) Medical Care Matters UA Researcher to Lead Tinnitus Treatment Trial Life Expectancy Medicare Part B Inequity Strikes Role Reversal — Evading Alzheimer's Pay Matters Mileage Reimbursement Rates Decline Did Your Net Retired Pay Drop in January? Retirees $250 Tax Credit Form Fitting VA Issues List of Ships with Agent Orange Exposure Community Matters Revisit Korea Tours Scams OPM Launches FedsHireVets.Gov Federal Service Matters EEOC Proposes Changes to Discrimination Complaint Process GAO: Defense Implementing Safeguards for Intelligence Personnel System Postal Law Might Need Revisions, Report Says Laughing Matters Securing a Building A Couple of Questions With That in Mind Texas Sheriff Job Application Director's Corner C-7a Caribou Association Reunion Ex-AAFES Official Gets Three Years in Prison for Taking Bribes in South Korea
Newsletter 2010-01 — January 2010 (PDF Print format) (Plain Text format) Medical Care Matters Walter Reed Patients Test Next-Generation Prosthesis TMA Working on New "TRICARE Retired Reserve" Program Pay Matters Stop-Loss Pay to Start This Month U.S. Savings Bonds $50 Billion in New VA Benefits DFAS Prepares To Send 2009 Tax Statements Medicare Part B Premiums Legislation Matters Supreme Court: Combat Experiences Should Factor in Trials Community Matters Officials Launch New Air Force Community Web Site Army Launches New Website AAFES Extends Exchange/Refund Policy for Holidays Federal Service Matters Poll Finds DoD and Education Important, but SSA has Biggest Impact Recent Retirement Changes Summarized Expert's View: How FERS Sick Leave Crediting Now Works Insourcing Proves to be a Challenge New FEHB Coverage Begins Laughing Matters Why I Like Retirement Speaking German in Texas Director's Corner Another Korean Government Amnesty Expires The Chromosomolympics Looking Back, Looking Forward
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