* On June 15, 2006, President Bush signed into law S. 1235, the "Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006," which makes changes in several veterans' benefits laws: including life and health insurance programs; housing and homeless programs; and program and benefits administration. * On June 15, 2006, the Senate agreed to H.R.4939 Conference Report; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006. * The Defense Department was one of seven recipients of the prestigious U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-sponsored award on June 14, 2006. Appropriations Authorizations Who's Who Hearings Defense Health Update Archive About DHA Links June 9, 2006 GAO Reports * On June 8, 2006, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced that the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Compensation (DACMC) released their final report ?Completing the Transition to an All-Volunteer Force: Report of the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Compensation.? * In the course of its investigation, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) learned that information on some active-duty personnel were among the data stolen on up to 26.5 million individuals. * On June 7, 2006, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will award an additional $1.2 billion to the states, territories and four metropolitan areas to help strengthen their capacity to respond to terrorism and other public health emergencies. Contact Us June 2, 2006 * On May 29, 2006, President Bush signed H.R. 1499, the Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities (HERO) Act, which amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow service members to still exclude their military compensation from federal income tax, but also contribute to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) while serving in a combat zone tax exclusion area. * Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson named former Maricopa County (Ariz.) Attorney Richard M. Romley as his new Special Advisor for Information Security. * The Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued ?Patterns of Health Care Seeking of Gulf War Registry Members Prior to Deployment,? on May 31, 2006. Acronyms May 26, 2006 * On May 22, 2006, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that data including identifying information including names, social security numbers, and dates of birth for up to 26.5 million veterans and some spouses, as well as some disability ratings was stolen from a VA employee?s home. * World Health Organization Chief, Dr. Lee Jong-wook of South Korea died on May 22, 2006. * The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released ?Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program,? on May 25, 2006.