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2008 state session report Partial Report of the 2008 legislative actions in IDVC and veterans' Priorities	Adobe Acrobat file	203K	Kent Sovern	May 9, 2008
IDVC Flyer - 2x _new logo_ You can download this file and print it off on regular 8.5 x 11 paper. Then cut each sheet in half and you will have 1/2 size fliers to hand out at any meetings you attend.	Adobe Acrobat file	685K	Kent Sovern	Apr 25, 2008
IDVC Minutes 20080419 Meeting Minutes for April 19, 2008	Word file	32K	Joe Stutler	Apr 24, 2008
IDVC Minutes 20080322 Meeting Minutes for March 22, 2008	Word file	28K	Joe Stutler	Apr 24, 2008
New Podium Sign This is a PDF file that van be printed in larger format, mounted and used as a podium sign	Adobe Acrobat file	87K	Kent Sovern	Apr 13, 2008
half page ad for district conventions Thsi is a PDF for the 1/2 page "ad" to appear in the District Convention materials. Get this in the hands of your District Arrangements Committee Chair	Adobe Acrobat file	210K	Kent Sovern	Mar 31, 2008
three trillion folly Post card inPDF format that can be printed (two to a sheet) on two sides - cut and distributed to county convention attendees.	Adobe Acrobat file	611K	Kent Sovern	Mar 29, 2008
district convention checklist Use this checklist as you prepare the Vet's Caucus display table at the District Convention.	Adobe Acrobat file	84K	Kent Sovern	Mar 29, 2008
district platform resolution This document is intended to communicate out federal and state legislative policy to the IDP platform committees	Adobe Acrobat file	37K	Kent Sovern	Mar 27, 2008
IDVCSUPERBIG This is the file that make a 40 inch banner with our IDVC new logo.	an image	117K	Kent Sovern	Mar 21, 2008
March legislative Update This is a brief update on the status of a few bills of interest to IDVC - Not all bills currently being considered by the Iowa Legislature related to veterans issues are included - for more information go to http://www.legis....	Adobe Acrobat file	126K	Kent Sovern	Mar 21, 2008
new_mccain on the war A review of Sen. McCain's positions and statements related to the war in Iraq.	Adobe Acrobat file	99K	Kent Sovern	Mar 13, 2008
avery_standard name tag_logo only use this template with standard sized name tags	Word file	53K	Kent Sovern	Mar 13, 2008
avery_5384_large name tag_logo only Here is a name tag template with the new logo for use at IDVC meetings and at county and district conventions - You can use a magic marker to fill in name and county. Print on Avery 5384 sheets	Word file	48K	Kent Sovern	Mar 12, 2008
avery_5384_large name tag_FILL IN Here is a name tag template with the new logo for use at IDVC meetings and at county and district conventions - You can fill in with your word procerssor and print on Avery 5384 sheets	Word file	48K	Kent Sovern	Mar 12, 2008
House File 2261 HF 2261 A bill for an act relating to veterans affairs by modifying training requirements, requiring minimum hours of operation for local veteran affairs offices in each county, creating a county commission of veteran affairs training program, etc.	Adobe Acrobat file	12K	Kent Sovern	Feb 22, 2008
Senate File 2134 A bill for an act relating to requirements and duties of members, directors, and employees of county commissions of veteran affairs. (Formerly SSB 3033.)	Adobe Acrobat file	10K	Kent Sovern	Feb 22, 2008
Four Points of Honor Talking Points Document is an expanded version of of the "Four Points" document with addition information designed to be used with County Platform Committees and at the County Convention.	Word file	125K	Kent Sovern	Feb 13, 2008
ProceedingsVAFeb2008 The Elusive Seamless Transiition - Wounded servicemembers discharged after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan must cope with confusing - and often conflicting - systems in moving from DoD medical care and disability benefits to those provided by the VA.	Adobe Acrobat file	364K	Kent Sovern	Feb 13, 2008
CRS _Casulty Statistics_OIF_OEF This report presents statistics regarding U.S. military casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF, Afghanistan), including those concerning medical evacuations, amputations, and the demographics of casualties.	Adobe Acrobat file	70K	Kent Sovern	Feb 13, 2008
CRS_cost of war on terror CBO projects that funding for Iraq, Afghanistan and the GWOT could reach from about $1.2 trillion and $1.7 trillion for FY2001-FY2017. This report will be updated as warranted.	Adobe Acrobat file	270K	Kent Sovern	Feb 12, 2008
Iowa_Factbook_2007 This document contains a range of facts, both financial and nonfinancial, regarding the State of Iowa. The data is intended to be used as a reference on subjects which historically generate questions.	Adobe Acrobat file	2.5M	Kent Sovern	Feb 6, 2008
Caught Off Guard Caught Off Guard- The Link Between Our National Security and Our National Guard This Report describes the crisis in our nation?s National Guard and Reserves component of our military.	Adobe Acrobat file	73K	Kent Sovern	Feb 3, 2008
IDVC Governor Budget Recommendation With the help of the Iowa Legislative Services Agency ? this is a brief analysis of Governor Culver?s budget recommendations as they affect the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sorry it has taken so long in getting it in a readable form.	Adobe Acrobat file	63K	Kent Sovern	Jan 30, 2008
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR One Page description of Governor Culver's Budget Recommendations	Adobe Acrobat file	6K	Kent Sovern	Jan 19, 2008
Vets Day on the Hill Background paper This is a background paper that includes the Governor's budget request affecting Veterans, the Iowa Depat. of veterans Affairs etc.	Adobe Acrobat file	662K	Kent Sovern	Jan 15, 2008
Transcript for Gov This is the transcript of Governor Culver's 2008 State of the State Address given January 15,2008	Adobe Acrobat file	24K	Kent Sovern	Jan 15, 2008
FinalVets-StateIssue s Iowa Democratic Veterans' Caucus State Position Paper for the January 3, 2008 Presidential Precinct Caucuses, as well as for talking with legislators on January 16.	Word file	12K	Bob Krause	Dec 28, 2007
DoD Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care The DoD Health Care Task Force released its final report on December 20. The report said the low health fees paid by military retirees are "out of step with overall trends in the U.S. health care system" and "unfair to the U.S. taxpayer."	Adobe Acrobat file	2.3M	Kent Sovern	Dec 22, 2007
IDVC four points Gov Richardson endorsement letter Governor Richardson's Endorsement of Four Points	Word file	29K	Kent Sovern	Dec 7, 2007
Sen. Clinton Vets Statement See Sen. Clinton support of IDVC Four Points of Honor	Adobe Acrobat file	49K	Kent Sovern	Dec 3, 2007
Four Points of Honor press release This is the Press Release (on Letterhead) from our work on Friday and over the weekend.	Adobe Acrobat file	138K	Kent Sovern	Nov 12, 2007
Senator Biden_Plan for Iraq PlanforIraq.com Won 75 votes in the Senate on September 26th. Every Democratic Presidential canidate present voted for it.	Adobe Acrobat file	166K	Jim Mowrer	Nov 9, 2007
Biden for President_Veterans Plan Biden for President_Veterans_P lan	Adobe Acrobat file	350K	Jim Mowrer	Nov 9, 2007
Biden_Admt_FINAL9-26 -07 Biden Iraq plan resolution that recieved 75 votes in the Senate.	Adobe Acrobat file	165K	Jim Mowrer	Nov 9, 2007
Signed_Letter_from_B iden_to_Iraq_Vets_28 AUG07 Letter to members of the 1-133 28AUG07.	Word file	30K	Jim Mowrer	Nov 9, 2007
Four Points of Honor This is the draft of the Iowa Democratic Veterans' Caucus National Positions. IT was initally created at the October 15, 2007 meeting and edited for the November 9, 2007 press conference.	Adobe Acrobat file	154K	Kent Sovern	Nov 9, 2007
steering committee Introducing our steering committee	Adobe Acrobat file	132K	Kent Sovern	Nov 8, 2007
Bob Krause An introduction of our head hancho	Adobe Acrobat file	140K	Kent Sovern	Nov 8, 2007
about IDVC Press conference document describing purpose of the IDVC	Adobe Acrobat file	131K	Kent Sovern	Nov 8, 2007
2007 phillips commentary This is a "pretty" version of Terry Phillips guest commentary re: service to veterans.	Adobe Acrobat file	144K	Kent Sovern	Nov 8, 2007
Bush administration Failures This is a support document that provides some background for the Four Points of Honor proposed resolutions.	Adobe Acrobat file	179K	Kent Sovern	Nov 8, 2007
National Guard a 3 page fact sheet on Barack Obama's stance on ways to better the National Guard	Adobe Acrobat file	35K	Brian VanRiper	Oct 4, 2007
eReport_prepub_9-27 Full Report of The Veterans? Disability Benefits Commission report: Honoring the Call to Duty: Veterans? Disability Benefits in the 21st Century	Adobe Acrobat file	5.2M	Kent Sovern	Oct 4, 2007
ExecutiveSummary_eV_ 9-27 Executive Summary of The Veterans? Disability Benefits Commission report: Honoring the Call to Duty: Veterans? Disability Benefits in the 21st Century	Adobe Acrobat file	498K	Kent Sovern	Oct 4, 2007
Specialist Town Takes His Case to Washington Part Two in the story of how the Army is systematically denying injured veterens benefits as a cost saving move.	Adobe Acrobat file	35K	Kent Sovern	Oct 2, 2007
How Specalist Town Lost His Benefits This is the article that blew the lid off the military's effort to classify soldiers injured in Iraq as having "Personalitiy Disorders" and denying them all benefits	Adobe Acrobat file	33K	Kent Sovern	Oct 2, 2007
information security at Vets Admin Information Security: Sustained Management Commitment and Oversight Are Vital to Resolving Long-standing Weaknesses at the Department of Veterans Affairs. GAO-07-1019, September 7.	Adobe Acrobat file	817K	Kent Sovern	Sep 25, 2007
equipment reset army & marines Defense Logistics: Army and Marine Corps Cannot Be Assured That Equipment Reset Strategies Will Sustain Equipment Availability While Meeting Ongoing Operational Requirements. GAO-07-814, September 19.	Adobe Acrobat file	1.5M	Kent Sovern	Sep 25, 2007
OmvigS 4799-16-07-2 _2_ September 16 2007 press release	Adobe Acrobat file	101K	Kent Sovern	Sep 16, 2007
mediaguide This is the media guide from the Greater Des Moines Partnership. It includes many statewide contacts as well.	Adobe Acrobat file	262K	Kent Sovern	Sep 12, 2007
GAO Sept_07 IRAQ report to Congress_long version This file includes the entire 72 page report to congress on progress in IRAQ,	Adobe Acrobat file	4.2M	Kent Sovern	Sep 6, 2007
GAO Sept_07 IRAQ report to Congress_testimony This is the testimony documment from GAO to Congress - full document report is also posted in the files section	Adobe Acrobat file	4.2M	Kent Sovern	Sep 6, 2007
Barack Obama on veterans issues a 2 page run down on Barack's stances on veterans particulars, including some past legislation, his intent, and what he beleives needs to change	Adobe Acrobat file	25K	Brian VanRiper	Aug 29, 2007
President's Commission - Press Release This is the press release containing brief descriptions of the recommendation President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors	Adobe Acrobat file	82K	Kent Sovern	Jul 26, 2007
President's Commission Final report_July 24 This is the report of the President's Commission on the Care of Returning Wonded Warriors (Bob Dole/ Donna Shalala Commission Chairs )	Adobe Acrobat file	235K	Kent Sovern	Jul 26, 2007
Iowa Vet Service Organizations This is a list of points of contact for veterans organizations in the state.	Word file	30K	Bob Krause	Jul 24, 2007
County Veterans Affairs Representatives (State of Iowa) This is a listing of the County Veterans Affairs Representatives. these are appointed by the County Board of Supervisors	Word file	275K	Bob Krause	Jul 24, 2007
Letter to County Chairs Concerning Appointing Vets' Liaison Letter Asking Counties to Appoint a Veterans' Liaison	Word file	29K	Bob Krause	Jul 17, 2007
Dodd-Veterans One-Page 5-24-07 Dodd Campaign Position Paper on Veterans	Word file	93K	Bob Krause	Jul 17, 2007
Sacred Contract Press Paper v2 Document contains Sen. John Edwards position on issues of concern to Veterans.	Adobe Acrobat file	29K	Kent Sovern	Jul 6, 2007
JOHN EDWARDS - A STRONG MILITARY FOR A NEW CENTURY John Edwards position paper on the future of the military	Adobe Acrobat file	25K	Kent Sovern	Jul 6, 2007
House File 817 Enrolled This is the bill (new law) that provides for a study of regional veterans affairs offices, providing for the duties of the department of veterans affairs and the commission on veterans affairs and other matters.	Adobe Acrobat file	10K	Kent Sovern	Jul 3, 2007
County Commissioners THIS FILE CONTAINS A LIST OF IOWA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, DIRECTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	Word file	394K	Kent Sovern	Jul 3, 2007
Iowa Independent writeup June07	Word file	40K	Bob Krause	Jun 28, 2007
COUNTY VETERANS' LIAISON This is a description of the duties of the IDVC County Veterans Liaison as approved during the June 2007 leadership cadre meeting.	Adobe Acrobat file	79K	Kent Sovern	Jun 25, 2007
DISTRICT VETERANS' LIAISON This is the discription of the duties for the IDVC District Liaison as approved by the leadership cadre at the June 2007 meeting.	Adobe Acrobat file	79K	Kent Sovern	Jun 25, 2007
Veterans Health Care Issues This report is a bit dates as it list the issues befor the last Congress - I'll be looking for an update related to the new congress.	Adobe Acrobat file	497K	Kent Sovern	Jun 1, 2007
veterans employment assistance There are federal employment and training programs and policies specifically targeted to help veterans seeking employment in the civilian economy. This report provides a brief overview of these federal programs and policies.	Adobe Acrobat file	70K	Kent Sovern	Jun 1, 2007
Veterans Benefit Issues A summary of Veterans Benefit Issues (Federal) by Congressional Research	Adobe Acrobat file	127K	Kent Sovern	Jun 1, 2007
military_equipment_s hortage A Lexington Institute on military equipment shortages after the war in Iraq.	Adobe Acrobat file	613K	Kent Sovern	Jun 1, 2007
05-17-ReserveCallUps CBO Testimony on Impact of Reserve Call Ups on Cibvilian Employers	Adobe Acrobat file	39K	Kent Sovern	Jun 1, 2007
05-16-NationalGuard Congressional Budget Office Testimony: Issues That Affect the Readiness of the Army National Guard and Army Reserve	Adobe Acrobat file	73K	Kent Sovern	Jun 1, 2007
Congressional Profiles and Contacts 2007 This document contains my list of Congressional office contacts for the Iowa delegation. I'm sure there may be a few that are out of date - and there are many names without e-mail addresses. Please feel free to correct and add missing e-mails.	Word file	90K	Kent Sovern	May 30, 2007
iowa congressional map Iowa Congressional Districts	an image	2.2M	Kent Sovern	May 22, 2007
Fact Sheet Veterans Senator Obama's Veterans fact sheet	Adobe Acrobat file	28K	Brian VanRiper	May 21, 2007
GAO Report DOD and VA health Care DOD and VA Health Care: Challenges Encountered by Injured Servicemembers during Their Recovery Process GAO-07-589T March 5, 2007 (11 pages)	Adobe Acrobat file	199K	Kent Sovern	May 2, 2007

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