Secretary of Defense Ash Carter Announces Policy for Transgender Service Members
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter today announced that transgender individuals will now be able to openly serve in the U.S. armed forces. The DoD policy announced today also establishes a construct by which service members may transition gender while serving, sets standards for medical care and outlines responsibilities for military services and
Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award Recipients Named
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced today the 15 recipients of the 2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the DOD gives to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees.”These 15 employers have…
DOD Announces Value Engineering Achievement Award Recipients
The Department of Defense announced yesterday the recipients of the DOD Value Engineering Achievement Awards. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering Kristen Baldwin, on behalf of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Frank Kendall, led the ceremony in the Pentagon auditorium to
United States and Iceland Sign Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation
Earlier today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work and Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs Lilja Alfreðsdóttir signed a Joint Declaration between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland in order to facilitate future cooperation.In signing the Joint Declaration, Deputy