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Biden Executive Order Changes How Sexual Assaults Are Handled in DOD

Biden Executive Order Changes How Sexual Assaults Are Handled in DOD

by ADC | Aug 3, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base

President Biden made a change last week to how the Pentagon handles cases of sexual assaults. He signed an executive order that removes the handling of those cases from the military chain of command, putting them instead in the hands of independent military...
USA Today: DOD Has Made Little Progress on Anti-Extremism Plans

USA Today: DOD Has Made Little Progress on Anti-Extremism Plans

by ADC | Jul 26, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base

The Pentagon has “almost nothing to show” for its efforts to root out extremism within the military, according to USA Today. After the Jan. 6 insurrection, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered activities to weed out extremists during recruitment, investigate whether...
House’s NDAA Floor Debate Will Likely Focus on Cultural Issues

House’s NDAA Floor Debate Will Likely Focus on Cultural Issues

by ADC | Jul 6, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, Military Families, On Base

The House is scheduled to consider the National Defense Authorization Act next week, and it seems the floor debate will focus largely on contentious issues with messages meant to stretch beyond military operations and onto the 2024 campaign trail. House lawmakers have...
Extremist Views Lower Among Vets than in General Population, RAND Finds

Extremist Views Lower Among Vets than in General Population, RAND Finds

by ADC | May 24, 2023 | Force Culture, On Base, Veterans

There is “no evidence to support the notion that the veteran community, as a whole, manifests higher rates of support for violent extremist groups or extremist beliefs than the American public,” RAND wrote in a report released this week. RAND talked with about 1,000...
CNN: DOD Quietly Tones Down Its Anti-Extremism Efforts

CNN: DOD Quietly Tones Down Its Anti-Extremism Efforts

by ADC | May 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base

The Pentagon seems to have largely abandoned its efforts to combat extremism in the military, CNN reported Saturday, citing unnamed sources. DOD’s Countering Extremism Working Group made six recommendations at the end of 2021, and only one of those has been...
Diversity Policies Not Harming Military, Gen. Brown and Gen. Berger Say

Diversity Policies Not Harming Military, Gen. Brown and Gen. Berger Say

by ADC | Mar 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base

The Pentagon has been accused of “wokeism” for its policies on diversity, equity and inclusion, but military leaders say the policies are helping, Defense One reported. “When people join our military, they want to look around and see somebody who looks like them,” Air...
Military Spouses’ Satisfaction with Military Life Continues to Drop

Military Spouses’ Satisfaction with Military Life Continues to Drop

by ADC | Feb 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, Military Families, On Base

Military spouses’ satisfaction with the military lifestyle has dropped to 49%, according to DOD data released earlier this month, as Military.com reported. The data is based on a DOD survey conducted from July through November 2021, when pandemic disruptions were...
NDAA Compromise Includes Pay Hike, DCIP Increase, Vax Mandate Reversal

NDAA Compromise Includes Pay Hike, DCIP Increase, Vax Mandate Reversal

by ADC | Dec 7, 2022 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, DCIP, Defense Budget, DOD Civilian, Force Culture, Military Families, NDAA, OLDCC, On Base

House and Senate negotiators released their fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act language late Tuesday. The compromise bill would: Authorize $858 billion for national defense, which is above the administration’s request but matches the amount...
Watch: In Virginia, A Forward Focus on Listening and Inclusion

Watch: In Virginia, A Forward Focus on Listening and Inclusion

by ADC | Nov 10, 2022 | Force Culture, GADC, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base

The Northern Virginia region is committed to ensuring its community is welcoming and inclusive of service members of all backgrounds, embracing the “One Military, One Community” approach. The diversity and inclusion listening sessions and data-informed roadmap for the...
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