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August 7, 2014, Wallace Theater, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia - THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Fort Belvoir! (Applause.) Everybody, have a seat. I think I’m going to take Sergeant Major McGruder on the road. (Laughter.) I’m just going to have him introduce me wherever I go. (Laughter.) He got me excited, and I’m being - I get introduced all the time. So thank you, … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
Dempsey Sets Expectations for Defense University and Students
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2014 - Change is coming to the National Defense University, but one thing that won’t change is that it will remain the “pre-eminent leadership school in the nation,” Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said recently. The chairman said changes at the school will look to prepare senior officers for the … [Read more...]
Army Surpasses Small Business Contracting Goal
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug, 7, 2014) - The Small Business Administration announced Aug. 1, that for the first time in eight years the federal government met its 23 percent statutory goal for small business contracting in fiscal year 2013. The Army played a major role in this success, spending more dollars with small businesses than any other federal agency, … [Read more...]
New Career Counselor Course Ready for Duty
August 7, 2014, VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) - The Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) graduated its newest Command Career Counselors (CCC) trained with the new course curriculum Aug. 1. The CCC course is held at the Career Counselor School in Norfolk and at CPPD Learning Site San Diego, was recently updated with the newest career and transition program … [Read more...]
Air Force Launches Strategic Approach to Asset Management
August 7, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) - The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently rolled out the first comprehensive two-year integrated priorities list to strategically order funding of sustainment, restoration, modernization, environmental and demolition projects across the Air Force portfolio. The IPL reflects a risk-based programmatic approach … [Read more...]