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C. Todd Lopez, DoD News on April 1st, 2024
Under a policy implemented last year, service members and eligible dependents may be authorized travel and transportation allowances to access noncovered reproductive health care services when timely access to those services is not available near a member's permanent duty station. "For example, this could entail a service member traveling from their
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C. Todd Lopez, DoD News on February 15th, 2024
To best optimize itself for great power competition, the Air Force plans to, among other things, bring back warrant officers within the cyber and information technology professions, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin during a presentation Feb. 12 at the Air Force Association's 2024 Warfare Symposium. That
News Front
C. Todd Lopez, DoD News on January 26th, 2024
Last year, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness signed policy implementing within the Defense Department and across the military services the requirements laid out under the Brandon Act.? Within the DOD and military services, the Brandon Act allows service members to request a mental health evaluation just by making
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C. Todd Lopez, DoD News on January 23rd, 2024
As part of an expansion of a Defense Department pilot program that kicked off in February 2023, most Uniformed Services Identification, or USID, card holders can now renew their cards online and receive them in the mail, instead of having to schedule an appointment at an ID card office.? Before this
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C. Todd Lopez, DoD News on December 21st, 2023
Both the House and Senate have passed the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which is expected to be signed by the president. Among other things, the bill authorizes a pay raise for both service members and civilian defense employees. "This important legislation not only authorizes a 5.2% pay increase for service
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C. Todd Lopez, DoD News on October 6th, 2023
Recent reports in the private media have detailed conditions in the barracks which house single service members. Included in those reports are revelations of exposed raw sewage, extensive mold and other non-functioning systems such as HVAC and fire detection. On Capitol Hill last week leaders of the military services responsible for
Military Policy
C. Todd Lopez, DoD News on June 18th, 2023
In a memorandum released last month, the Defense Department announced that previous directions to begin using the new MyTravel system have been repealed, and agencies should instead return to using the existing Defense Travel System.? "DOD organizations currently using MyTravel are no longer required to use the system," wrote Gilbert R.
Family
C. Todd Lopez, DoD News on November 28th, 2022
For the first time, the Defense Department will offer those enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program, also called EFMP, an opportunity to provide detailed input about their experiences. Feedback will be used to improve how the program provides services to participating families. "It's pretty exciting because it's the first official
Jobs & Education
C. Todd Lopez, DoD News on November 8th, 2022
The Defense Department signed up an additional 70 government organizations, nonprofits and private sector companies to participate in its Military Spouse Employment Partnership program Oct. 25. With the new additions, there are now more than 600 such organizations committed to recruiting, hiring, promoting and retaining military spouses. Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr.,
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C. Todd Lopez, DoD News on October 3rd, 2022
The Defense Department Sept. 22 laid out an array of efforts - some already underway and some on the horizon - that address the needs of married service members and their families, as well as single service members. In a memo titled "Taking Care of Our Service Members and Families," Secretary of
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