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Friday, February 26, 2010

Defense Department pauses spouse employment program

The Defense Department has temporarily halted a popular employment assistance program for military spouses while it conducts a “top-to-bottom” review of its services, officials said last week.

Coast Guard stands ready for challenges, commandant says

The U.S. Coast Guard stands ready to confront current and future challenges, said Adm. Thad W. Allen, commandant of the service.

Ban on USB devices in Army remains - for now

The ban on using USB devices on military computers remains, for now, in the Army - despite a partial lift of the original ban by U.S. Strategic Command.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Guard supports Washington blizzard response

More than 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the District of Columbia National Guard were on duty Friday and Saturday, supporting the district’s emergency response to a weekend blizzard.

Army to increase fiscal 2010 base operating support by $500 million

Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. announced Friday that the Army is taking steps to increase funding by $500 million for Base Operating Support in fiscal 2010.

Pentagon raises record $17 million for CFC

Leading all other U.S. federal agencies, the DoD announced Feb. 3 it collected $17.2 million in last year’s annual federal fundraising campaign, a record-breaking sum of charitable donations to groups operating in Haiti and other areas where needs exist.

Budget request calls for new, renovated schools

Military children are one of the many groups poised to benefit from President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget request.

Friday, February 05, 2010

Cost-of-living allowance depends on unpredictable factors

Because unpredictable factors can affect the cost-of-living allowance many servicemembers stationed overseas receive as a supplement to their normal pay, DoD officials want servicemembers to be aware the allowance can fluctuate rapidly and without warning.

Veterans see improvement in Iraqi army

Soldiers from the Iraqi Army’s 3rd Brigade, 8th Division, listened intently at Combat Outpost Hamiyah, Iraq, as they received instruction from U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division’s 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team.

Gates appoints panel for potential end of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates Wednesday established a DoD panel to prepare the military for the potential elimination of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which bans openly gay people from serving in the armed forces.

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