Our nation is facing a severe shortage of geriatric health professionals and direct service workers while the number of older Americans continues to rise rapidly. That is why, this week, I introduced the bipartisan Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act with Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia to reauthorize the only federally funded programs specifically designed to develop a health care workforce focused on the care of older Americans. This bill would invest nearly $50 million per year over the next f

The ATAP program is a non-competitive program that primarily supports funding the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) educational requirements for permanent civilians and Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 51 Contracting (51C) Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs). Secondarily, ATAP will also fund highly endorsed permanent Army acquisition workforce members who are applying for required business hours towards Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) membership, or acquisition/business relate