FYI fellow veterans.

Prepare for VA’s secure sign-in changes. In 2025, you’ll need to start using a Login.gov or ID.me account to sign in.

Moar: https://www.va.gov/initiatives/prepare-for-vas-secure-sign-in-changes/

Report: Minnesota DHS has not tried to recover more than $40 million in overpayments.

Furthermore, the report says that the agency last made an attempt to recoup some of the debt in 2019 when it sent one notice to a provider. The report also found that DHS did not adequately track documentation and figures relating to the debt owed by the providers.

In turn, the OLA recommended that DHS recover the outstanding funds, establish better controls for doing so in the future, work with the Minnesota Legislature to get a better understanding of its own authority to collect the payments, and maintain more accurate documentation regarding these finances.

Moar: https://alphanews.org/report-minnesota-dhs-has-not-tried-to-recover-more-than-40-million-in-overpayments/

Parting shots from Manchin and Sinema. BOOM!

Decisive votes against extending President Joe Biden’s nominee to the National Labor Relations Board by two outgoing independent senators provoked an immediate stream of reaction Wednesday from political observers across social media.

The internet began to chime in after it became clear that Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) effectively cost Democrats control of the labor board through 2026 with their “no” votes.

Moar: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/betrayal-dems-livid-as-outgoing-senators-deliver-crushing-blow/ar-AA1vHe0o

Good move! No Senate confirmation required!

President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s daughter-in-law to serve as the deputy director at the C.I.A., according to four people briefed on the matter.

Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, 44, a former C.I.A. officer who is married to Mr. Kennedy’s son, met with Mr. Trump last week to discuss the job, the people said. The position does not require Senate confirmation, unlike the director job.

Moar: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-considers-kennedy-s-daughter-in-law-for-c-i-a-deputy-director/ar-AA1vHAMV

Tim Walz lawyering up?

The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official on Wednesday for allegedly failing to comply with an investigation into Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

The committee subpoenaed DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in September requesting documents and communications regarding Gov. Walz’s connections with the CCP, but DHS has not produced “responsive documents,” “substantive information, nor any assurance that substantive information would be forthcoming.”

Moar: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-house-panel-subpoenas-biden-harris-official-accused-of-stonewalling-probe-into-tim-walz-s-china-ties/ar-AA1vK8P9