by ADC | Aug 14, 2019 | DC360, On Base
The Veterans Administration (VA) has launched a new Military Spouse Network to create a pipeline of military spouse employees with the goal of hiring military spouses, but also retaining them through change of station moves and developing them throughout their career,...
by ADC | Aug 13, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
As suicide numbers have recently risen among service members, first-hand experience in grappling with the root causes and identifying effective preventive approaches still presents a vexing and difficult challenge, according to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David...
by ADC | Aug 13, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
More than two years after announcing its creation, the Pentagon is in the final stages of formally launching its new Military Spouse Transition Education Program, Military.com reported. The DOD-wide MyStep program, now available in limited form through Military...
by ADC | Aug 6, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
A new DOD report issued last week details that military suicides reached their highest recorded level in 2018, adding attention to an ongoing issue that has seen a recent spike in numbers since the Pentagon began recording the data in 2001, The Washington Examiner...
by ADC | Aug 5, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The ongoing high profile cases of problems in military housing was addressed last week during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Air Force Gen. John Hyten, nominee for the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Military.com reported....