Zamone Perez
Zamone “Z” Perez is a reporter at Military Times. He previously worked at Foreign Policy and Ufahamu Africa. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he researched international ethics and atrocity prevention in his thesis. He can be found on Twitter @zamoneperez.
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Russian hackers infiltrate Veterans Affairs via Microsoft account
The state-sponsored hacker infiltrated a platform called Microsoft Azure Government, which provides storage, databases and other services to the VA.
Biden to pardon veterans found guilty under US military’s gay sex ban
Biden administration officials estimated that thousands of veterans were convicted, despite consensual conduct, under military law.
Psychedelic therapy data ‘speaks for itself,’ VA official says
The VA’s top health official said the agency is prepared to spend “at least in the millions” on clinical trials of psychedelic therapies for PTSD.
Deported veterans struggle to access VA services, study finds
Historically, policies involving the deportation of veterans have not always been closely followed.
Army Corps of Engineers supports Baltimore bridge recovery efforts
Remotely operated vehicles and sonar will be used by the Corps, along with the debris removal vessel Reynolds.
VA-sponsored psychedelics studies get green light in FY24 budget
There are currently eight psychedelic therapy trials taking place across the country through the VA.
ChatGPT-val: Sailor claims AI helped write annual performance eval
A Reddit user claiming to be a sailor said ChatGPT helped to complete the dreaded annual performance evaluation.
Psychedelic to receive fast-track review as possible PTSD drug
The FDA wants to conclude its evaluation of MDMA-assisted therapy by Aug. 11.
