Matt Flavin

White House Profile

Matt Flavin

Former Director of Veterans and Wounded Warrior Policy

Matt Flavin served on the National Security Council and at the Department of Defense for three years. Prior to joining the White House team, Flavin served on the Department of Defense Agency Review Team for the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition. Flavin is a United States Navy veteran, having joined shortly after September 11th. As a naval intelligence officer, Flavin completed extended combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq – serving as the targeting and intelligence director for Special Operations Task Force West. He also served as the operations officer for a Human Intelligence Battalion in Bosnia. Flavin was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon. Flavin received his bachelor’s degree from Amherst College.

Matt Flavin's Posts

Veterans

Creating Opportunities for America’s Veteran Small Business Owners

November 8, 2011 at 1:47 PM EDT

The American Legion's Post 1, its Small Business Taskforce and a group of corporate partners come together to launch a national Jobs Growth Initiative, a public-private partnership focused on stimulating job growth in the veteran-owned small business community.

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Veterans

We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Announces New Initiatives to Get Veterans Back to Work

November 7, 2011 at 1:00 PM EDT

Ensuring our nation’s veterans get the opportunities they have earned has been one of President Obama’s top priorities as Commander-in-Chief.

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Veterans

We Can’t Wait: Supporting Our Veterans

October 25, 2011 at 10:53 AM EDT

The Obama Administration is announcing two new initiatives to help create jobs for veterans

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Veterans

Meeting the President’s Challenge: Businesses Supporting our Veterans

August 5, 2011 at 4:29 PM EDT

The public and private sector reacts very positively to President Obama's new proposals on finding jobs for our military veterans

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Veterans

Putting Our Veterans Back to Work

August 5, 2011 at 10:30 AM EDT

The President announces new initiatives to help post-9/11 veterans find jobs

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Veterans

Hiring America's Veterans

June 29, 2011 at 7:12 PM EDT

Matt Flavin, Director of Veterans and Wounded Warrior Policy, discusses the first Veterans on Wall Street Conference, an example of one community coming together to hire veterans.

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Family

Joining Forces Hits the Road

April 14, 2011 at 11:20 AM EDT

After launching Joining Forces on Tuesday, The First Lady and Dr. Biden hit the road to talk about the campaign. The first stop is Camp Lejeune, NC to thank our military and their families for their extraordinary service.

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Reality Check: TRICARE Is Safe and Sound Under Health Reform

January 13, 2010 at 8:27 PM EDT

Matt Flavin, Director of Veterans and Wounded Warrior Policy, responds to a particularly malicious chain email attempting to deceive our veterans.

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Defense

A Town Hall for Troops in Central Command

August 31, 2009 at 5:30 PM EDT

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