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...]

MAY 18, 2020 - President Donald J. Trump announced on Friday that Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, the commander of Army Materiel Command, will co-lead an effort, dubbed Operation Warp Speed, to find a vaccine for COVID-19 by January 2021. Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said the Defense Department is very excited and committed to partnering with the Department of Health and … [Read more...]

MAY 13, 2020 - The 1st Infantry Division welcomed 152 new soldiers who reported to Fort Riley, Kansas, after completing training at Fort Benning, Georgia. Upon their arrival, the soldiers were placed under temporary restriction of movement to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19 on Fort Riley and in the surrounding region. Army 1st Sgt. Christian Burt, the deputy mayor of … [Read more...]

MAY 13, 2020 - The Army’s technology used to root out terrorism threats is also monitoring the spread of COVID-19, and in the process giving Army leaders a leg up to make real-time, force protection decisions, says the Army’s top criminal investigator. The Joint Analytic Real-time Virtual Information Sharing System, or JARVISS, is Army software designed to target criminal … [Read more...]

MAY 8, 2020 - The Army launched a new survey which allows Soldiers to voice their concerns directly and anonymously to Army leadership. The Department of the Army Career Engagement Survey (DACES) is a survey for all Active Duty Soldiers. DACES replaces earlier exit surveys which were only given to Soldiers as they departed the Active Army. DACES is a customized survey, … [Read more...]