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DoD, VA establish two multi-institutional consortia to research PTSD, TBI

In response to President Obama's Executive Order, the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) highlighted today the establishment of two joint research consortia, at a combined investment of $107 million to research the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) over a

Christine Honeycutt took her grand daughter to visit a plaque at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head, Md. The Explosives Development Facility Administration Building and Change House was dedicated to Honeycutt's son. - Christine Honeycutt took her grand daughter to visit a plaque at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head, Md. The Explosives Development Facility Administration Building and Change House was dedicated to Honeycutt's son.

Navy remembers local Marine with building dedication

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head ExplosiveOrdnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) honored the sacrifice of Lance Cpl. Terry Edward "T. J." Honeycutt, Jr., by dedicating the Explosives Development Facility Administration Building and Change House (Bldg. 3137) located on Naval Support Facility Indian Head, in Indian Head, Md.,

New joint military education course ongoing in Tampa

A new-model Joint Professional Military Education Phase II course is ongoing at the Joint Special Operations University in Tampa, Fla.,Aug. 9.The 10-week course began in January. Two classes totaling 39 students have already graduated. A third class is under way and a fourth is slated to begin in September. Each class has 18 students with equal

Hagel announces reduction in civilian furlough days

Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced, Aug. 6.Here is the complete text of the secretary's announcement:When I announced

Savings, reprogramming enable furlough reduction

Savings and the ability to reprogram funds made possible today's announcement by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel that unpaid furlough days for about 650,000 civilian employees are being reduced, Aug. 6.Hagel signed a memo cutting furlough days for about 650,000 Defense Department civilian employees from 11 to six. This means that for most employees,

TRICARE moves forward with prime service area reduction

The Defense Department will reduce the number of TRICARE Prime service areas in the United States beginning Oct. 1, affecting about 171,000 retirees and their family members, Aug. 7.Those beneficiaries, who mostly reside more than 40 miles from a military clinic or hospital, received a letter earlier this year explaining their options. They will

Marine Missing From Korean War Identified

The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office announced that the remains of a U.S. service member missing from the Korean War have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors, according to a DOD news release issued Aug. 9, 2013.Marine Corps Pfc. Jonathan R. Posey Jr., 20, of Dallas, will be buried

Website teaches coping skills to military community

As part of the Integrated Mental Health Strategy, the Defense Department's National Center for Telehealth and Technology and the Veterans Affairs Department's mental health informatics section have partnered to develop an interactive online educational and life-coaching program, Aug. 6.Moving Forward, at http://www.startmovingforward.org, is

Budget cuts hurt DOD model program for hiring disabled

One victim of defense budget cuts this fiscal year and into uncertain times ahead in 2014 is a model program cosponsored by the departments of Defense and Labor to recruit disabled college students and recent graduates into the workforce.DOD's Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity, or ODMEO, facilitates and supports the placement of

Carter to workforce: Keep taking pride in DOD mission

The Defense Department is facing destructive budget uncertainty that undercuts "what we're all trying to do," Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said tAug. 7, 2013, but he urged the defense workforce to maintain its pride, its confidence and "guarded optimism."Speaking with a small group of defense writers here, Carter said yesterday's

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