On DoD
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is warning that troop readiness and retention is at risk as the Army’s chief recently stepped down, leaving the military’s two ground combat forces without Senate-confirmed leaders for the first time in history. Austin said Friday that the Senate’s failure to confirm the services’ new leaders is disruptive to the force and could impact relationships with allies and partners around the globe. The confirmation of the next Army chief and Marine commandant are among more than 300 nominations that are stalled by a Republican senator over the Pentagon’s policy to pay for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get reproductive care.
August 04, 2023 -
New lawsuits claim that the U.S. Defense Department and the Department of Veteran Affairs are making it difficult and sometimes impossible for veterans to get infertility treatments. Multiple lawsuits were filed Wednesday in federal courts in New York and Boston seeking to hold the United States accountable for creating obstacles to health care access for a population that advocates say has a higher rate of infertility than the population at large. The lawsuits seek to obtain in vitro fertilization coverage for military service members and veterans who don't fit the Veterans Affairs definition of infertility as pertaining solely to married, heterosexual couples.
August 02, 2023 -
Danielle Moyer, the executive director of the Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, said during her first few months on the job, she created a review team to figure out how to shorten the timeline to award contracts.
August 01, 2023 -
The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the U.S.-Mexico border that it had deployed in response to a surge in migrant crossings. A defense official, on the condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press on Tuesday the details ahead of an announcement. The active duty troops were sent to the border in May amid fears that the end of COVID-19 immigration restrictions was going to result in a crush of migrants attempting to cross into the United States. But immediately after Title 42 expired, the number of encounters dropped sharply, and have stayed low, according to Customs and Border Protection data.
August 01, 2023 -
Gil Cisneros, the Under Secretary of Defense for personnel and readiness, oversaw the creation of the DoD chief diversity officer position and implemented the recommendations from the independent review commission on sexual assault in the military.
July 31, 2023 -
Congressional concerns about affirmative action and recruiting problems for the armed services reveals a fault line in how the military should set policies to increase diversity.
July 31, 2023 -
It was established in the steam-power and rotary engine era. And it remains relevant in the nuclear and jet propulsion era. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recently marked 100 years in business, and a history of helping U.S. naval forces keep their competitive advantage.
July 31, 2023 -
How fit are guardians, the service members in the U.S. Space Force? The Air Force would like to know. So the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is running an experiment to find out what information wearable fitness devices might yield.
July 28, 2023 -
A series of audits show a need for fiscal reform at DHA, and a failure to follow recommendations for improvement, particularly involving overpaying for goods and services.
July 27, 2023 -
DoD told House lawmakers the reason for cancelling MyTravel stemmed from slow integration with the services ERP systems and an overall lack of usage that didn’t seem to be increasing in the coming years.
July 27, 2023 -
For service members or civilians aboard the nation's ships and planes, nothing is worse than a culture of assault, bullying and sexual harassment. Yet those were widespread on the craft operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
July 27, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A new Air Force Chief of Staff is waiting in the wings. A Justice Department employee group urges the attorney general to resist efforts to reduce telework. Congress demands answers about the cancellation of MyTravel. And the Securities and Exchange Commission adopts new cyber rules for public companies.
July 27, 2023 -
Military families are forced to put plans on hold as Senate-blocked nominations for DoD affect lower level promotions and moves.
July 26, 2023 -
Two big ticket federal cybersecurity initiatives took big steps forward this week, but their ultimate outcomes remain less than certain
July 26, 2023 -
The White House has nominated a career airlift and cargo pilot with key deployments in Afghanistan and Europe to serve as the Air Force's next top general. In a notice to Congress posted Wednesday, the White House nominated Gen. David W. Allvin to serve as the service's next chief of staff.
July 26, 2023