HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Feb. 12, 2015) - A public meeting will provide interested individuals with information about a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, investigation for potential munitions at the former Camp Van Dorn, a 41,544-acre formerly-used defense site, or FUDS, located in Mississippi's Wilkinson and Amite counties. The meeting will take place in Centreville, … [Read more...]
Ferrell Implements New Network Campaign Plan to Move Army Forward
WASHINGTON (Feb. 9, 2014) - The Army's chief information officer/G-6 announced the implementation of the Army's Network Campaign Plan, which will guide the service through near-term and mid-term development, from 2015 through 2021 and beyond. Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell told some 800 attendees at the 14th Annual Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Northern … [Read more...]
Female Soldiers Pass Initial Test and Prepare for Rigors of Ranger Course
WASHINGTON (Feb. 9, 2015) - Five female Soldiers out of 26 Service members graduated from the first-ever, gender-integrated Ranger Training Assessment Course, or RTAC, which qualifies them to go on to the Army's Ranger course, beginning in late April. The training is a pre-Ranger course that is mandatory for all female Soldiers, as well as many male Soldiers, said Maj. Gen. … [Read more...]
Enhanced Continuous Evaluation of Army Personnel Planned
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Feb. 9, 2014) - Recent findings about employee finances have raised security concerns for the U.S. government. Officials say employees and contractors who have financial problems are top targets of foreign intelligence agents. More than 80,000 Defense of Department employees and contractors with security clearances owed $730 million in unpaid federal … [Read more...]
Senior Leaders Gather for Cyber Summit
FORT GORDON, Ga. (Feb. 9, 2015) - The growing importance of cyber operations brought more than 100 seniors leaders from around the Army and Department of Defense to Fort Gordon, Feb. 4, to plan for the unique infrastructure needs of cyber warriors. Fort Gordon hosted the Installation Management Command's, or IMCOM, second Cyber Installation Support Summit at the Gordon Club … [Read more...]




