by ADC | May 26, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Following recent reports of government officials considering a “hard stop” on National Guard deployments on June 24, lawmakers are seeking to remediate a decision that could deny federal benefits to servicemembers one day before the 90-day eligibility period. “The...
by ADC | May 26, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
An Army reservist based in Wisconsin has died from COVID-19, becoming the third service member to die in the pandemic, Stars and Stripes reported Tuesday, citing multiple DOD officials, who confirmed the fatality but gave reporters few details. DOD spokesperson...
by ADC | May 26, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Pentagon officials released a five-phase plan on Tuesday to “return to normal operations,” Defense One reports. Currently the DOD is at “Phase 0” and is awaiting more data to ease restrictions. The Pentagon has been operating at 20 percent its normal capacity since...
by ADC | May 26, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Senate Armed Services Committee announced that markup for the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will begin on June 8 and end by/before June 11, CQ reports. “The pandemic just makes it all the more important that we care for our service members...
by ADC | May 22, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The Pentagon has reversed its decision to bar from military service anyone who has been hospitalized for coronavirus-related complications. A May 6 policy instructed the military services to disqualify potential recruits who had been treated for COVID-19. But that...
by ADC | May 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Civilian DOD personnel impacted by the coronavirus pandemic can take up to two weeks of emergency paid sick leave in addition to their typical paid leave, the department announced in a news release. “This is a new leave category that is provided to employees that may...
by ADC | May 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The Pentagon announced the “Resumption of Elective Surgery” in a recent press release after a nearly two-month postponement which started on March 24. The initial deferment of all elective surgeries and procedures was to “to conserve personal protective equipment,...
by ADC | May 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Avoiding future global health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic may rely on artificial intelligence technology to identify and track highly contagious diseases, reports CQ. “I do believe there’s great potential to bring in artificial intelligence to provide early...
by ADC | May 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The COVID-19 pandemic is already impacting the military in some day-to-day tactical ways, but there are bigger ways that the Pentagon and installations will be forced to change how they operate, according to the panel on Thursday’s CMSI town hall, “How Will COVID-19...
