MAY 20, 2020 - The Navy issued clarifying guidance for enlisted advancement eligibility due to the postponement of the Spring Navy-wide advancement exam, enlisted promotion selection boards, and suspension of the Cycle 1, 2020 physical fitness assessment (PFA) as a result of ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. NAVADMIN 145/20, released May 19, provides … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2020
Marine Corps Weapons Undergoing Largest Modernization Effort in Decades
MAY 20, 2020 - Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager for Infantry Weapons has begun a large-scale modernization project to increase the lethality of the infantry squad. PM IW strives to equip and sustain the Marine Corps with fully-integrated infantry weapons, optics and nonlethal systems for the Ground Combat Element. The portfolio’s modernization efforts adhere … [Read more...]
The Navy is Taking Some of the Stress out of PCS Moves with the New MyPCS Mobile
MAY 20, 2020 - Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves are an unavoidable part of Navy life. Whether you are getting ready to do your very first one or you are a seasoned pro, the process can be stressful and sometimes frustrating because it has so many components to it. As part of the Navy’s ongoing pay and personnel transformation efforts, making it easier for Sailors to … [Read more...]
DoD Adopts ‘Zero Trust’ Approach to Buying Microelectronics
MAY 20, 2020 - Microelectronics are in nearly everything, including the complex weapons systems the Defense Department buys, such as the F-35 joint strike fighter, the Pentagon's director of defense research and engineering for modernization said. "It is so ubiquitous and because it is ... so fundamental to everything we do," Mark J. Lewis said via video conference today as … [Read more...]
New Emergency Leave Available to Army Civilians Affected by Virus
MAY 19, 2020 - Army employees affected by the coronavirus pandemic will have the option of taking up to two weeks of emergency paid sick leave in addition to other paid leave entitlements. The new leave option, part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, allows civilians to take the emergency leave from April 1 through Dec. 31, provided that they meet certain … [Read more...]