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‘Fourth estate’ agencies safe from cuts for now as Congress rolls out its final version of the 2019 NDAA

Congress holds off on cutting agencies from DoD’s fourth estate.

Defense

U.S. Paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade fires the M3 Carl Gustav rocket launcher at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 18, 2016. The Carl Gustav is a lightweight, man-portable recoilless rifle. This weapon was used by the U.S. Army after World War II. The Army retired these weapons when the Dragon and TOW anti-tank guided missiles were fielded.

(U.S. Army Photo by Visual Information Specialist Gerhard Seuffert)

What the Senate’s proposed changes to military personnel mean for you

Defense News

Senate committee proposes biggest change to military personnel in nearly 30 years

Reporter's Notebook

House lawmakers taking slow and steady approach to defense personnel reform

Defense

2019 probably isn’t the year for personnel reform in the NDAA

Reporter's Notebook

Air Force Reserve

Even the rain cannot stop friends and families from reuniting with Airmen of the 934th Airlift Wing as they return from overseas. The Airmen have been deployed since early 2012 from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, Minn. (Shannon McKay)

To boost retention, Air Force wants smoother transitions between reserve, active service

Air Force

On DoD: Navy asks Congress for more authority to sidestep ‘up-or-out’ personnel system

On DoD

Navy asks Congress for more authority to sidestep ‘up-or-out’ personnel system

Defense

U.S. Army soldiers representing units participating in the the Anaconda-16 military exercise, attend the opening ceremony, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, June 6, 2016. Poland and some NATO members are launching their biggest ever exercise, involving some 31,000 troops, as central and eastern European nations are seeking strong security guarantees among concerns about Russia's assertiveness and actions. .(AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Why DoD thinks the Career Intermission Program can help solve its personnel problem

Defense

Military personnel chiefs want more flexibility in career paths, but not an end to ‘up-or-out’

Defense

What’s in store for personnel and readiness in 2018?

Reporter's Notebook

Congress orders DoD to study changes to its officer promotion system

A provision in the annual defense bill mandates a new Pentagon analysis of current personnel policies and whether they’re harming officer retention.

Defense

No ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution to military personnel reform

Defense experts urge the Senate Armed Services Committee to consider adding more flexibility to current promotional structures for military and civilian…

Defense

30 years after Goldwater-Nichols, Senate eyes another DoD reorganization

Defense

Nearly 30 years after Congress passed the largest reform in Defense Department’s history via the Goldwater-Nichols Act, the Senate on Tuesday reopened the topic of Pentagon organization in what may turn into another multi-year process of study and legislating over how the world’s largest military force is managed.