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Marine Corps says it’s willing to go to negotiating table to keep talented service members

The Marine Corps’ second in command says assignments, bonuses and other benefits are all on the table.

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Marine Corps expects to transform into new force around 2023

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(Photo courtesy 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade)

Ready at a moment's notice. Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade conducted a rapid deployment drill at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 18. The drill is designed to ensure Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force personnel are able to respond to a crisis swiftly, even in the midst of the COVID pandemic.

The Marine Corps has not granted any religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine

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DoD shifting readiness priorities from short-term to strategic

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Though the worst is over, CISA wants agencies on guard after SolarWinds breach

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Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment prepare for departure aboard an aircraft at the Nuremberg Airport, Germany, July 26, 2018. 3/2CR is en route to Georgia to participate in Noble Partner 18 - a Georgian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Europe cooperatively-led exercise in its fourth iteration. The exercise is intended to support and enhance the readiness and interoperability of Georgia, the U.S. and participating nations during a multinational training operation. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Ellen C. Brabo)

Pentagon preparing sole-source contract to replace Defense Travel System

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Serious consequences for DoD civilians who break COVID rules in Korea

DoD Reporter's Notebook

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2017, file photo, volunteers of U.S. Peace Corps wearing Ukrainian national costumes attend a ceremony as they swear an oath of allegiance in Kiev, Ukraine. The Peace Corps is telling its volunteers around the world that it is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers in light of the spread of the new coronavirus, its director says in an open letter to volunteers posted Sunday, March 15, 2020, on its website. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Peace Corps volunteers sent home early due to pandemic will get financial aid from agency

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How can agencies ensure their data is protected when it’s not on their network?

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Marines render honors during the Commandant of the Marine Corps change of responsibility ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, July 11, 2019. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, the incoming commandant of the Marine Corps, relieved Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller during the ceremony. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)

Berger: Marine Corps needs immediate changes to better force, include more women

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HHS gets recommendations on how to better spend its money

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New Marine leader wants changes to personnel system, favors modernization over size

The Marines will rethink their bonus structure and promotion system.

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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2018 file photo, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. William Moran describes the function of the USS Thomas Hudner prior to its commissioning ceremony in Boston. Moran, the Navy admiral set to become his service's top officer on Aug. 1, 2019, says he will instead retire. The extraordinary downfall of Moran was prompted by what Navy Secretary Richard Spencer on Sunday, July 7 called poor judgment. Spencer faulted Moran for having a professional relationship with a person who had been disciplined for what Spencer called

Admiral picked to lead Navy is retiring; bad judgment cited

A Navy admiral picked to become his service’s top officer will instead retire, an extraordinary downfall prompted by what’s being called poor judgment…

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Veterans Affairs told it should stop posting disciplinary actions on its website

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In today’s Federal Newscast, an arbitrator finds the Veterans Affairs Department should take down a public record of employee firings and other punishments from its website.