FEBRUARY 11, 2020 - The results are in, and the Army clenched the title of top civilian employer across the Defense Department -- and ranks seventh among large federal agencies -- according to the 2019 Best Places to Work rankings. The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is intended to empower federal employees with an outlet to candidly provide feedback on their experiences, … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2020
DoD Vows to Help Exceptional Family Member Program
February 10, 2020 - The Defense Department is working to improve the Exceptional Family Member Program with several initiatives, a Defense Department official said at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. Carolyn Stevens, director of the DOD's Office of Military Family Readiness Policy and Navy Capt. Edward Simmer, chief clinical officer of Tricare Health Plans at the … [Read more...]
Space A Is On Its Way!
FEBRUARY 10, 2020 - As members of the North Carolina Air National Guard draw closer towards the end of the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft conversion, one phrase seems to echo throughout the local military community; Space A Travel. Space A (Availability) Travel is permitted travel aboard U.S. Military aircraft for military members and possibly their dependents, on or off … [Read more...]
DoD Has Enduring Role in Election Defense
FEBRUARY 10, 2020 - Voting has begun for the 2020 presidential election primary season — but it's not the beginning of the U.S. government's defense against foreign interference and influence in our elections. At the Reagan National Defense Forum last December, Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, U.S. Cyber Command commander and director of the National Security Agency, laid out the … [Read more...]
Pendleton Marines Participate in Honoring President Reagan
FEBRUARY 7, 2020 - Pendleton Marines participated in a wreath laying ceremony hosted by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in honor of Ronald Reagan’s 109th birthday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Feb. 6. The ceremony is an annual event to commemorate the life and legacy of the 40th president of the United States, with a ceremony being held … [Read more...]