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Exchanges, MWR, family readiness programs get some relief from hiring freeze
A number of quality of life programs on military installations have gotten a reprieve from the federal civilian hiring freeze.
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Senior enlisted: Child care, spouse employment among troops’ top quality-of-life concerns
Familiar themes from deployment tempo to pay and benefits uncertainty topped the list of worries expressed by military families to enlisted leaders.
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PCS season could bring more hiring freeze headaches for military bases
The effects of the federal civilian hiring freeze could get worse with the upcoming permanent change of station season for service members, the services’ senior enlisted advisers told lawmakers Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
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Some fresh produce prices to decrease soon for commissary shoppers in the Pacific
Bagged salads will be cheaper starting in April, per an IG report triggered by complaints of cost spikes.
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Former DoD official on transgender policy reversal: Decision ‘saddens me’
A former Defense Department official says he is “saddened” by a DoD decision to stop enforcing his decision requiring protections for transgender children on military bases, and has concerns about career civilian employees reversing such decisions.
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Hiring freeze means longer lines at commissaries … and could lead to reduced hours
Commissary customers are already starting to see longer lines at the cash register in some locations as the result of the federal civilian hiring freeze, according to a Defense Commissary Agency spokesman.
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Federal hiring freeze means reduced hours, even closures, for some military exchanges
Most DoD family and quality-of-life programs aren’t exempted from the executive order.
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It’s official: Military exchanges plan to offer online access to veterans by Nov. 11
The expanded online benefit for former service members won’t extend to brick-and-mortar stores.
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Some military families say doctors dropping out of new Tricare networks
Some military families are already seeing some doctors and other health care providers dropping out of the Tricare network in advance of the change in Tricare contracts this year, according to some complaints submitted to the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.
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DeCA boss announces retirement as major commissary changes near
As the commissary benefit begins to undergo fundamental changes, the director of the Defense Commissary Agency has announced that he will retire.
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Exchanges, MWR, family readiness programs get some relief from hiring freeze
A number of quality of life programs on military installations have gotten a reprieve from the federal civilian hiring freeze.
-
Senior enlisted: Child care, spouse employment among troops’ top quality-of-life concerns
Familiar themes from deployment tempo to pay and benefits uncertainty topped the list of worries expressed by military families to enlisted leaders.
-
PCS season could bring more hiring freeze headaches for military bases
The effects of the federal civilian hiring freeze could get worse with the upcoming permanent change of station season for service members, the services’ senior enlisted advisers told lawmakers Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
-
Some fresh produce prices to decrease soon for commissary shoppers in the Pacific
Bagged salads will be cheaper starting in April, per an IG report triggered by complaints of cost spikes.
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Former DoD official on transgender policy reversal: Decision ‘saddens me’
A former Defense Department official says he is “saddened” by a DoD decision to stop enforcing his decision requiring protections for transgender children on military bases, and has concerns about career civilian employees reversing such decisions.
-
Hiring freeze means longer lines at commissaries … and could lead to reduced hours
Commissary customers are already starting to see longer lines at the cash register in some locations as the result of the federal civilian hiring freeze, according to a Defense Commissary Agency spokesman.
-
Federal hiring freeze means reduced hours, even closures, for some military exchanges
Most DoD family and quality-of-life programs aren’t exempted from the executive order.
-
It’s official: Military exchanges plan to offer online access to veterans by Nov. 11
The expanded online benefit for former service members won’t extend to brick-and-mortar stores.
-
Some military families say doctors dropping out of new Tricare networks
Some military families are already seeing some doctors and other health care providers dropping out of the Tricare network in advance of the change in Tricare contracts this year, according to some complaints submitted to the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.
-
DeCA boss announces retirement as major commissary changes near
As the commissary benefit begins to undergo fundamental changes, the director of the Defense Commissary Agency has announced that he will retire.
-
Exchanges, MWR, family readiness programs get some relief from hiring freeze
A number of quality of life programs on military installations have gotten a reprieve from the federal civilian hiring freeze.
-
Senior enlisted: Child care, spouse employment among troops’ top quality-of-life concerns
Familiar themes from deployment tempo to pay and benefits uncertainty topped the list of worries expressed by military families to enlisted leaders.
-
PCS season could bring more hiring freeze headaches for military bases
The effects of the federal civilian hiring freeze could get worse with the upcoming permanent change of station season for service members, the services’ senior enlisted advisers told lawmakers Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
-
Some fresh produce prices to decrease soon for commissary shoppers in the Pacific
Bagged salads will be cheaper starting in April, per an IG report triggered by complaints of cost spikes.
-
Former DoD official on transgender policy reversal: Decision ‘saddens me’
A former Defense Department official says he is “saddened” by a DoD decision to stop enforcing his decision requiring protections for transgender children on military bases, and has concerns about career civilian employees reversing such decisions.
-
Hiring freeze means longer lines at commissaries … and could lead to reduced hours
Commissary customers are already starting to see longer lines at the cash register in some locations as the result of the federal civilian hiring freeze, according to a Defense Commissary Agency spokesman.
-
Federal hiring freeze means reduced hours, even closures, for some military exchanges
Most DoD family and quality-of-life programs aren’t exempted from the executive order.
-
It’s official: Military exchanges plan to offer online access to veterans by Nov. 11
The expanded online benefit for former service members won’t extend to brick-and-mortar stores.
-
Some military families say doctors dropping out of new Tricare networks
Some military families are already seeing some doctors and other health care providers dropping out of the Tricare network in advance of the change in Tricare contracts this year, according to some complaints submitted to the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.
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DeCA boss announces retirement as major commissary changes near
As the commissary benefit begins to undergo fundamental changes, the director of the Defense Commissary Agency has announced that he will retire.



