WASHINGTON, January 9, 2014 (NNS) - With the arrival of tax season, service members should begin gathering documentation to file their 2013 taxes, the director of the Pentagon's office of family policy and children and youth said. In an interview with American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel, Barbara Thompson suggested visiting the Military OneSource website … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
New Law Brings Changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice
WASHINGTON, January 9, 2014 - The National Defense Authorization Act passed last month requires sweeping changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, particularly in cases of rape and sexual assault. "These are the most changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial that we've seen since a full committee studied it decades ago," said Lt. Col. John L. Kiel Jr., the policy … [Read more...]
Picatinny Counters Unmanned Aircraft System Threats
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Jan. 8, 2014) - As the military use of unmanned aircraft systems has increased dramatically, including by entities that may pose a threat to the United States, scientists at Picatinny Arsenal are part of the effort to counter potential threats to U.S. armed forces by such systems. Unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, is the term to describe a far more … [Read more...]
AFNet PII Breaches Still a Concern
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Jan. 8, 2014 (AFNS) - More than one month after Air Force Space Command's implementation of lock-out procedures for individuals found to have inappropriately transmitted Personally Identifiable Information, PII breaches still remain a significant issue. While the average number of daily incidences of PII breaches have decreased there is still … [Read more...]
Legislation Changing UCMJ, Especially for Sex Crimes
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 8, 2014) - The National Defense Authorization Act, passed last month, requires sweeping changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, particularly in cases of rape and sexual assault. "These are the most changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial that we've seen since a full committee studied it decades ago," said Lt. Col. John L. Kiel … [Read more...]