JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO - RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) September 25, 2013 - Airmen concerned about losing access to benefits web pages once they retire should establish their Department of Defense self-service logon identification account today, Air Force Personnel Center officials suggested. The common logon, developed by the DOD and Veterans' Administration allows beneficiaries … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
New and Improved System to Replace MOL
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md., September 25, 2013 - The Marine Corps is transitioning from Marine Online’s Training Management System, or MOL, to the Marine Corps Training Information Management System, or MCTIMS, beginning Sept. 1, 2014. MCTIMS is replacing MOL as the Marine Corps’ platform for tracking, recording, and reporting all annual and support training … [Read more...]
CJTF Paladin Offers Training for Female Engagement Team Members
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Sept. 25, 2013) - Five U.S. Army Soldiers are the first to take part in a new counter-improvised explosive device training course designed by Combined Joint Task Force Paladin specifically for Female Engagement Team members. The five, all military intelligence analysts assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, at Bagram Airfield, … [Read more...]
Rules to Improve Employment of People with Disabilities and Veterans
WASHINGTON, September 24, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the Federal Register published two final rules to improve hiring and employment of veterans and for people with disabilities. The rules were first announced Aug. 27, 2013, and more information is available at http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ofccp/OFCCP20131578.htm. The rules will become … [Read more...]
Memo Prepares DOD Employees for Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2013 - Although Defense Department officials believe a government shutdown can be avoided when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, they want DOD employees to be prepared for the possibility, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a memo issued to the workforce today. The fiscal year ends Sept. 30, and Congress has not passed a budget. If Congress … [Read more...]