August 31, 2016, Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am transmitting an alternative plan for pay increases for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems in January 2017. Title 5, United States Code, authorizes me to implement alternative pay plans for pay increases for civilian Federal employees covered by the General … [Read more...]
September Kicks Off Three National Campaigns
September 1, 2016 - Welcome to September, it is a big month! Labor Day is this weekend and we’ll say good-bye to summer. School is either already back in session or will be shortly for those last few kiddos. This month is also the beginning of three important national campaigns: National Preparedness Month, National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and National Recovery … [Read more...]
Civilian Rental Management Firms Reach Agreement with DOJ Over Illegal Evictions
September 1, 2016, by Jerry Nelson - On Sunday, August 14, the Las Vegas Sun reported that two housing companies had been fined for wrongfully evicting military members and their families from rental homes. The settlement between the companies and the Department of Justice will cost Lincoln Military Property Management over a quarter-million in penalties and fines for four … [Read more...]
Updated EPME Reenlistment and Promotion Eligibility Policy Takes Effect in January
AUGUST 31, 2016, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - The Air Force’s updated reenlistment and promotion eligibility policy, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2017, requires Airmen to complete their enlisted professional military education distance learning course within 12 months of the date they are notified by Air Force Personnel Center or automatically be rendered … [Read more...]
Marines Have Landed: First Ever Los Angeles Fleet Week
AUGUST 31,2016, SAN DIEGO - U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force and Sailors assigned to U.S. Third Fleet aboard several San Diego-based U.S. Navy vessels will dock at the Port of Los Angeles from 30 to Sept. 6, 2016 to celebrate the first ever Los Angeles Fleet Week. Fleet week is a celebration of the sea services, which Marines and Sailors from U.S. Navy ships … [Read more...]