Congress Tackles Vet Employment: The Senate Veterans 
Affairs Committee is holding its first hearing of the New Year on the Administration’s progress with programs to help veterans find employment today. It’s being Web cast live and archived on the committee Web site. Lawmakers expressed concern over recent findings by the Labor Department that veterans aged 20 to 24 are twice as likely as their non-vet counterparts to be jobless.
The Air Force is asking Congress for a major infusion of cash into a little-known fund that manages spare parts In its 2027 budget request, as the service focuses on improving aircraft readiness.