Jan. 17, 2025 DOD talent chief aims to reform hiring to attract Gen Z The Defense Department's chief talent management officer underscored the urgent need to attract members of Generation Z to civilian defense careers during a panel discussion.
Aug. 28, 2023 DoD announces changes to special leave accrual policy for service members The revised provisions of section 701 U.S.C. title 10 reduced the maximum amount of accrued leave that may be retained by a service member at the end of the FY from 120 days to 90 days.
April 1, 2022 DOD working to improve military housing The Department of Defense is resourced to provide safe, quality, well-maintained housing where military members and their families will want to live, a DOD official told lawmakers.
Aug. 2, 2021 Survivors of human trafficking recount experiences, provide advice The Combating Trafficking in Persons Program Management Office recently stood up a website featuring videos called "Survivor Voices of Human Trafficking." In the videos, survivors discuss what they wish they had done differently and how others could have helped.
July 6, 2021 Sexual assaults will no longer be prosecuted by commanders Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III accepted all of the recommendations of an independent review commission that proposed an array of changes in how the Department of Defense and the services that fall under it will handle sexual assaults.
May 28, 2021 DOD budget request boosts research, nuclear modernization, includes 2.7% pay raise The fiscal year 2022 Defense Department budget request includes the largest-ever research, development, test and evaluation request — $112 billion, which is a 5.1% increase over fiscal 2021.
March 25, 2021 Official Addresses DOD Efforts to Clean Up PFAS Officials from the Defense Department and other agencies testified yesterday about efforts to mitigate and clean up PFAS, a group of chemicals that can be harmful to human health.
Dec. 8, 2020 Ultra-Low Cost Simulation Program Augments Pilot Training The Joint Immersive Training System — a simulation program that can be installed on ordinary computers and laptops — is currently being used to support pilot training.
May 23, 2019 Starting on the right page Renovations and a rework of how students are introduced to the world of Cryptologic Language Analysists is underway at the Presidio of Monterey, and it is being led by two of its senior enlisted members.