Ash Carter
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Ten months after Defense Secretary Ash Carter sanctioned Lean In Circles for DoD agencies, women are using the circles to fight gender bias.
July 05, 2016 -
Transgender service members may now serve openly and will be able to receive medical care relating to transgender issues.
June 30, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced he is adding three members to the Defense Innovation Advisory Board. Two of them are technologists and Silicon Valley regulars.
June 10, 2016 -
President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter took part in a Memorial Day remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Monday. The day before, Carter attended the start of the Rolling Thunder ride at the Pentagon.
May 31, 2016 -
A senator representing one of the largest concentrations of federal workers says he'll see what happens when Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) amendment hits the Senate floor.
May 30, 2016 -
1,077 first-class midshipmen graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on May 27.
May 27, 2016 -
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wants increased troops and military pay in his much awaited amendment to the defense authorization bill.
May 26, 2016 -
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) will offer an amendment to stop cuts to the Army and increase the defense budget when the NDAA goes to the floor next week.
May 19, 2016 -
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter takes umbrage with two specific provisions in the 2017 defense authorization bills.
May 18, 2016 -
The Senate version of the NDAA gets rid of the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics and cuts Senior Executive Officer staff by 25 percent.
May 13, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is revamping the Defense Innovation Unit Experiment before it even turns a year old.
May 11, 2016 -
DoD is trying to make sure its chosen strategy is easily picked up by the next presidential administration.
May 02, 2016 -
The Obama administration nominated Gen. David Goldfein to take over Air Force chief of staff after Gen. Mark Welsh's exit.
April 29, 2016 -
The 2017 defense authorization bill now has a provision requiring women to sign up for selective service.
April 28, 2016 -
A new report singles out DoD's workforce, TRICARE and service contracts as areas of future change.
April 19, 2016