Stateside commissaries return to normal operations
Stateside commissaries that closed due to the government shutdown will resume normal operations Oct. 7, the Defense Commissary Agency announced on their website today.
View ArticleHagel receives update on shutdown from service leaders
The Defense Department's top leadership, including the service secretaries and service chiefs, updated Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel yesterday on the impact of the ongoing government shutdown, Pentagon...
View ArticleNew Defense Health Agency to streamline functions
The government shutdown did not stop the official opening Oct. 1 of the Defense Health Agency, a major streamlining of military medicine that has been in the works for three decades and signed into law...
View ArticleAF releases furlough-related pay information
Air Force officials released Oct. 8, the following furlough-related questions and answers to aid service civilians with processing time and attendance. This information was coordinated with manpower...
View ArticleCommunication key in protecting security clearance during financial hardships
As the government shutdown continues, Air Force leadership wants their civilian workforce to communicate well and often as possible financial challenges arise -- something that could impact one’s...
View ArticleVA secretary warns of shutdown impact on veterans, families
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki painted a dire picture today of the impact of the government shutdown on benefits and services to veterans -- from a slowdown in claims reviews to the threat...
View ArticleActing SecAF addresses furloughed workforce
The Acting Secretary of the Air Force, Eric Fanning, released a statement Oct. 9, about the approximately 800 civilian Airmen who remain furloughed due to the government shutdown.
View ArticleFisher House steps forward to aid DOD in paying death benefits
The Fisher House Foundation has stepped in to aid the Defense Department so families of fallen service members can receive the full set of benefits they have been promised, Defense Secretary Chuck...
View ArticleHale calls shutdown ‘a tragedy,’ urges Congress to end it
The lapse in appropriations that triggered the government shutdown "is a tragedy," and a "colossal waste of time" DOD's comptroller told the House Armed Services Committee today.
View ArticleAF releases government shutdown-related pay and leave impacts
Air Force officials just released the following furlough-related questions and answers to inform military and civilians about pay impacts as a result of the government shutdown.
View ArticleUnemployment benefits may help some furloughed DOD civilians
On the 10th day of the partial government shutdown, DOD civilians excluded by law from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's Oct. 7 recall to work of thousands of fellow employees still await an end to the...
View ArticleNational Guard faces the shutdown
National Guard personnel are feeling the effects of the government shutdown and leaders are worried about the readiness of the component, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, the vice chief of the National...
View ArticleCongress passes bill reopening federal government
President Barack Obama signed legislation late yesterday night bringing federal employees back to work after Congress finally resolved the budget logjam which led to a 16-day shutdown.
View ArticleHagel stresses workforce's value after 'manufactured crisis'
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel issued a message to the Defense Department's workforce today, welcoming back employees furloughed by the 16-day government shutdown and emphasizing their value to the...
View ArticleAir Force returns to normal, tuition assistance back on
As a result of the passed continuing resolution legislation, the Air Force is in the process of returning operations to normal pre-shutdown status, to include the reinstatement of military tuition...
View ArticleAF civilians to be retroactively paid, urged not to access pay system
Civilian Air Force employees, who were furloughed during the government shutdown, have been authorized to return to work Oct. 17.
View ArticleCombined Federal Campaign resumes as shutdown ends
The annual Combined Federal Campaign charity drive, interrupted by the 16-day federal government shutdown, has resumed.
View ArticlePresident Obama welcomes back, thanks federal workers
President Barack Obama thanked federal employees for their service, sacrifices and dedication. In a
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown: Frequently Asked Questions
Below are frequently asked questions about the current government shutdown (Updated: Oct. 17, 2013). If you don’t find the answer to a question you have about the government shutdown and its impact on...
View ArticleShutdown effects continue on Defense Department, Hagel says
The government shutdown is over, but it will take a while for the effects to fade, Defense Secretary
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