The Senate Armed Services Committee has selected chairpersons and ranking members who will lead the panel’s subcommittees in the 115th Congress. SASC said Wednesday Sens. John McCain (R-Arizona) and Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), respective chairman and ranking member of
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Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, has issued a framework on how to help boost the U.S. Navy‘s civilian workforce and called on other commands to develop strategies that will support service branch-wide
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said the commitment of all service members is key to achieve the Force of the Future initiatives to modernize the U.S. military, DoD News reported Friday. Terri
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The top U.S. Air Force general plans to reduce personnel and real estate properties if Congress allows him to handle the proposed Pentagon funding cuts of $1 trillion over 10 years, Military
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his first major policy speech since taking the job and said the military should prepare for more budget cuts, Reuters reports. The Defense Department is cutting $41
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A recent study found the Defense Department does not have enough authority to offer its personnel with bonuses or incentives for service in combat zones, GovExec reports. The White House commissioned the
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The Air Force has consolidated its personnel, services and manpower public affairs offices in San Antonio as part of a branch-wide operational capability enhancement program, Paige Hughes reports for the Air Force’s
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The Air Force will lift its civilian hiring freeze Thursday, it was announced Wednesday. The hiring freeze was implemented in August to bring the workforce down to 2010 levels, the Air Force
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The U.S. cannot break faith with soldiers and their families but also needs to handle unsustainable costs, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen spoke
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The Education Department will start offering a second round this year of buyouts and early retirements to employees. Government Executive obtained an email sent Monday by Robert Buggs, the department’s chief human
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