by defensecomm | Jan 2, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360
In the newly enacted Defense Authorization Act, lawmakers asked the Pentagon to study whether the creation of a chief management officer position has been successful so Congress can determine whether to “disestablish the… position altogether,” Defense News reported....
by defensecomm | Jan 2, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360
The fiscal year 2021 defense policy bill may be narrower in scope so that partisan issues do not jeopardize the bill’s chances of passing, especially in an election year, the House and Senate armed services committee chairs said in separate interviews with Defense...
by defensecomm | Jan 2, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360
The 14th Air Force at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., has been renamed Space Operations Command, or SPOC, Military.com reported. It’s the first of several installation or unit name changes expected to be announced in the coming months as the Space Force gets off...
by defensecomm | Jan 1, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360
The National Defense Authorization Act signed right before Christmas authorized Space Force as a sixth military branch. Here is a roundup of coverage about what happens next: NPR reported on what the Space Force will actually do. Defense News outlined what we know...
by defensecomm | Jan 1, 2020 | DC360, Military Families
Spouses of service members will now get reimbursed up to $1,000 for updating their professional licenses when they move to a new state with the service member. The change was authorized in the new defense policy bill. A pilot program previously allowed spouses to get...
