by ADC | Jul 27, 2021 | COVID-19, On Base, Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is giving all its frontline health care workers two months to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their jobs, the department announced Monday in a press release. “I am doing this because it’s the best way to keep our...
by ADC | Jul 26, 2021 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
The defense policy bill approved last week by the Senate Armed Services Committee would change the Air National Guard to the “Air and Space National Guard,” suggesting lawmakers do not want to create a separate reserve component for the Space Force. Air Force and...
by ADC | Jul 26, 2021 | COVID-19
The flexibility that comes with working remotely “may prove to be a silver lining of the pandemic,” according to a new report from Jacobs Workplace Performance Strategies. “We need to build on the momentum and opportunities to advance mission; support our workforce,...
by ADC | Jul 26, 2021 | COVID-19, On Base
Army leaders and commanders are trying to combat vaccine hesitancy among soldiers. Those who haven’t received their shots yet are typically in one of two camps, Col. Owen Price, the force health protection officer at Fort Bragg, N.C. told Military.com. “One is they...
by ADC | Jul 23, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying again to pass legislation allowing GI Bill benefits to be applied to business startup costs instead of schooling. “Higher education is essential for many [veterans], but some have a different calling,” one of the sponsors,...
