March 15, 2020 DOD officials explain new coronavirus domestic travel restrictions Defense officials announced restrictions on domestic travel for service members, Defense Department employees and family members in response to the new coronavirus, or COVID-19.
March 10, 2020 DOD issues flexible instructions on response to coronavirus The department issued memos responding to the need for operations to continue during the outbreak. The DoD documents build on messages from the Office of Personnel Management issued March 7.
Feb. 19, 2020 DoD to restructure 50 hospitals, clinics to improve readiness The Department of Defense announced, Feb. 19, plans to restructure 50 military hospitals and clinics to better support wartime readiness of military personnel and to improve clinical training for medical forces who deploy in support of combat operations around the world.
Jan. 29, 2020 Want to vote? The Federal Voting Assistance Program can help The Federal Voting Assistance Program resources are designed to assist any service member, voting age dependent and overseas citizens with voting, so long as they are absent from their voting jurisdiction.
Dec. 30, 2019 DoD releases 2020 CONUS COLA rates The Defense Department released Dec. 20 the 2020 Continental United States Cost of Living Allowance rates, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2020. In 2020, the total number of service members receiving CONUS COLA will decline by 2,600.
July 21, 2019 Air University hosts AFITC Education and Training Event on multi-domain operations Hosted by Air University and themed “Cyberpower: Critical to Multi-Domain Operations,” the emphasis of this year’s AFITC will be on education and training in the realm of multi-domain command and control.
July 11, 2019 DoD delays Post 9/11 GI Bill changes The implementation has been delayed until January 12, 2020, giving long-serving members more time to transfer their education benefits to spouses or dependents.
June 27, 2019 AFRL and partners reclaim obsolete aircraft parts using advanced manufacturing technology The Maturation of Advanced Manufacturing for Low Cost Sustainment program was created to utilize advanced technologies to address the current challenges of keeping aging aircraft flying safely. MAMLS is a public-private partnership led by the Air Force Research Laboratory to accelerate advanced
April 5, 2019 Air Force, Army, Navy Secretaries host first national discussion on sexual assault, harassment Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson joined her Army and Navy counterparts April 4-5, for the first national discussion on sexual assault and sexual harassment at America’s colleges, universities and service academies summit at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
March 28, 2019 Acting SECDEF: National Defense Strategy is ‘undisputed driver’ in budget request The National Defense Strategy is the undisputed driver of the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Defense Department, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said on Capitol Hill, March 26.