Five annual awards to be presented in a virtual ceremony. Undersecretary of Defense William A. LaPlante announced the winners of the 2022 Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards this past…
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COVID Vaccine Mandate Removed from Defense Bill
Compromise reached in the final version of funding. Changes have been made to the National Defense Authorization Act that will end the U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and…
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Pentagon Gives Update on Hawaii Fuel Facility Closure
The closure process is likely to take another three years. Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder recently shared the Pentagon’s progress on closing the Red Hill Bulk…
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Pentagon Extends National Guard Border Deployment
They will remain along the border until next September. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved a request from the Department of Homeland Security to extend the federal mission of…
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DOD Ensures Access to Reproductive Health Care
Secretary Austin releases memorandum of action items Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released a memorandum last week that ensures access to reproductive health care for all service members…
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Defense Policy Expert Looks to Address Climate Change
Assessments include how heat waves and flooding affect defense efforts. The Department of Defense (DOD) published a piece this week covering the leadership goals of Iris A. Ferguson,…
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Secretary Austin Pledges Care for Service Member Families
Releases memo and memorandum outlining effort details. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin published a memo last week, along with a memorandum issued by the Department of Defense, outlining…
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Army Grounds Entire Fleet of Chinook Helicopters
Heavy lifters are having engine fires. The U.S. Army has grounded the heavy-lifting Chinook helicopters due to a “small number” of engine fires in some of the choppers.…
Read MoreDefense Secretary Says Work is Not Done in Afghanistan
Comments come on one-year anniversary of withdrawal. Defense Secretary sent a memo to all Department of Defense Personnel stating that the U.S. went to Afghanistan in 2001 to…
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Air Force Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile
The test had previously been postponed over concerns about China. The Air Force Global Strike Command announced that the U.S. Air Force successfully conducted a test of an…
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