Veterans who get phone calls from people claiming to represent the “Patient Care Group” of the VA should ignore those telephone pitches, says VA Secretary James Nicholson. This latest scam, originating in the Midwest, runs like this: The callers state that the VA has changed its procedures for dispensing prescriptions, and then they ask for personal financial information, such as credit card numbers. Nicholson says flatly, “VA has not changed its processes for dispensing prescription medicines.” He also emphasized that the VA “does not call veterans and ask them to disclose personal information over the phone.” Here’s more information.
The Air Force on March 12 awarded contract modifications worth a combined $2.4 billion to Boeing to procure an undisclosed number of E-7 Wedgetail as part of the program's engineering and manufacturing development phase and continue work on the airborne battle management aircraft’s radar.