Nov. 1, 2024 Recruitment rises 12.5% despite ongoing challenges The Defense Department's armed services branches recruited 12.5% more people in fiscal year 2024 than in the year prior despite a challenging and disinterested recruiting market.
Sept. 13, 2024 Department Announces Latest Efforts to Improve Quality of Life for Service Members The Defense Department announced a new series of initiatives aimed at improving the welfare and well-being of service members and their families.
Aug. 1, 2024 DOD releases Exceptional Family Member Program survey results The Defense Department's first Exceptional Family Member Program survey is part of ongoing efforts to ensure it provides comprehensive support to military families with special medical or educational needs.
March 13, 2024 DOD amends assisted reproductive services policy for severely ill and injured active duty service members DOD amended its policy covering assisted reproductive technology services to expand access for severely ill and injured active duty service members.
Jan. 16, 2024 DOD expands pilot program to renew USID cards online As part of an expansion of a Defense Department pilot program that kicked off in February 2023, most Uniformed Services Identification, or USID, card holders can now renew their cards online and receive them in the mail.
Sept. 8, 2023 Acquisition Program Is Talent Pipeline to Prepare Students for DOD Civilian Careers The new Defense Civilian Training Corps pilot program provides 100% tuition scholarships and monthly stipends to prepare undergraduate students for a direct path into the DOD's acquisition-related civilian careers.
Aug. 10, 2023 DOD Makes Tax-Free Dependent Care Spending Accounts Available to Service Members The DOD is making it easier for eligible military families to have money from their paychecks diverted to an account that can be used to pay for dependent care services.
Aug. 1, 2023 Executive Order Changes How Military Handles Sexual Assaults The president signed an executive order that changes how some crimes — including sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse and murder — are handled within the military justice system.
June 26, 2023 DOD issues Exceptional Family Member Program policy The Defense Department issued its own Exceptional Family Member Program, a move that ensures consistency across the services for military families with special needs.
March 17, 2023 Secretary of Defense presses ahead with recommendations from suicide prevention committee Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has implemented the first of the recommendations made by the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee to address and prevent suicide in the military.