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DOD to upgrade discharges from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy 
September 21, 2023 — The Defense Department is now working to upgrade veterans' discharges that were less than honorable as a result of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said. ... MORE

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DOD highlights 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' resources
September 20, 2023 — In an effort to reach out to veterans who may have been impacted by the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that was effective from Feb. 28, 1994 to Sept. 20, 2011, the Defense Department is providing resources that will feature useful information... MORE

DOD plans return to 'Defense Travel System'
June 13, 2023 — The Defense Department announced that previous directions to begin using the new MyTravel system have been repealed and agencies should return to using the existing Defense Travel System... MORE

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DOD official discusses strengthening industrial base
April 11, 2023 — Defense Department officials are focused on understanding the industrial base and what it would take to expand production, as well as finding better ways to collaborate with industry... MORE

DOD addresses supply chain resiliency with Lone Star State Industry
June 27, 2022 — Even before COVID-19, the Defense Department had identified supply chain vulnerabilities for things like microelectronics. But the pandemic also highlighted other critical shortages in the U.S., some of which affect national security. ... MORE

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Lethal means safety is key to suicide prevention
April 14, 2022 — Every death by suicide is an unnerving tragedy, and the Defense Department is taking a comprehensive public health approach to save lives through widespread education and evidence-based prevention practices in the face of one of the military's — and the nation's — most vexing public health crises... MORE

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DOD working to improve military housing
April 1, 2022 — The Department of Defense is resourced to provide safe, quality, well-maintained housing where military members and their families will want to live, a DOD official told lawmakers... MORE

DOD publishes new software modernization strategy
March 30, 2022 — Delivering a more lethal force requires the ability to evolve faster and be more adaptable than adversaries, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said... MORE

Fiscal 2023 budget funds military for today, future
March 29, 2022 — President Joe Biden's $773 billion fiscal year 2023 Defense Budget Request funds the department for today's security environment and positions DOD to maintain its competitive advantage in the years ahead, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks said... MORE

President's Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget

Service academies directed to build up sexual assault prevention programs
February 25, 2022 — The U.S. military service academies are doing a good job taking care of victims of sexual assault, but they can do more in the way of preventing those assaults from happening in the first place, the acting director of the Defense Department's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office said... MORE

Officials discuss diversity, equity and inclusion benefits to DOD
February 3, 2022 — Defense Information Systems Agency personnel discussed the benefits of diversity, equity and inclusion during a virtual panel. ... MORE

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Groups work to eliminate barriers to women's military service
January 24, 2022 — Women are an integral part of the American military, and DOD officials are working to ensure their concerns are addressed... MORE

Guard chief details changes to combat sexual assault, harassment
January 21, 2022 — The National Guard is instituting changes to better combat sexual assault and harassment in the ranks, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson told the House Armed Services military personnel subcommittee Jan. 19... MORE

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DOD official outlines 2022 National Defense Strategy
December 13, 2021 — The Defense Department's new National Defense Strategy, due in early 2022, will be a plan to deal with an increasingly complicated security landscape, said Mara E. Karlin, performing the duties of deputy undersecretary of defense for policy... MORE

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Electromagnetic spectrum superiority vital to security, according to DOD chief information officer
December 2, 2021 — For decades, the United States has had electromagnetic spectrum superiority over adversaries in all domains. But that superiority can no longer be taken for granted, according to a Defense Department official... MORE

DOD announces strategy to tackle climate crisis
October 7, 2021 — The Department of Defense Climate Adaptation Plan articulates a bold vision for climate adaptation and aligns adaptation and resilience efforts with the department's warfighting mission.... MORE

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Defense Department outlines strategy to thwart sexual assault in military
September 23, 2021 — The Department of Defense announced its strategy as approved by the secretary of defense to act on the recommendations of the 90-day Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the Military. ... MORE

Survivors of human trafficking recount experiences, provide advice
August 2, 2021 — The Combating Trafficking in Persons Program Management Office recently stood up a website featuring videos called "Survivor Voices of Human Trafficking." In the videos, survivors discuss what they wish they had done differently and how others could have helped... MORE

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DOD takes phased approach to implementing recommendations on sexual assault, harassment
July 21, 2021 — The Department of Defense plans to move forward with the recommendations made by an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military, with a goal to move cautiously and deliberately in implementing each of them, said Kathleen H. Hicks, deputy defense secretary... MORE

DOD aims for new enterprise-wide cloud by 2022
July 7, 2021 — The Department of Defense announced it's going in a new direction for enterprise cloud services to provide capabilities to warfighters across the joint force... MORE