Sgt. Jody Fiala goes above and beyond the call of duty as lead patrol officer at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Fla. He’s an emergency response expert who has trained more than 5,000 people on what to do during an active shooting incident.
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Congress Contemplates Backtracking Commissary Workers Wages and Benefits
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After security leaks and personnel data breaches, the Obama Administration is overhauling how we keep our information secure.
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The Department of Defense wastes tens of billions of dollars every year hiring service contractors to do work that federal employees can do for two to three times less.
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As military families are trying to make ends meet the Pentagon is working hard to make life even more difficult.
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Did you know there are 340,000 active-duty service members performing non-combat support jobs throughout the Department of Defense?
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The Air Force just announced it’s about to carry out a reduction in force for 1,000 civilians. Here’s what you need to know.
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Congress demanded that the Department of Defense cut civilian workers’ jobs to save money. So why are they spending more on service contractors this year?
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AFGE Local 2317 depot employees earned their bragging rights
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AFGE leaders held a series of private meetings with senior military and civilian leaders at the 2015 DoD Maintenance Symposium.
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AFGE President J. David Cox Sr. Dec. 3 met with Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to discuss three pressing issues that affect the Department of Defense’s civilian workforce.
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After being caught red-handed trying to illegally outsource its email system, the Defense Information Systems Agency is denying having ever done such a thing, saying it’s just “seeking only information”.
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It was a tough, hard fought year for AFGE activists working at depots and arsenals nationwide. Their livelihoods depend on provisions in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, a policy bill that authorizes programs at the Department of Defense.
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The Army is reorganizing, and it wants to build its own financial offices staffed by soldiers who will be doing tasks financial professionals at DFAS have already been doing efficiently and effectively.
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Contract inventories are important as DoD spends two times more on service contracts than on civilian employees, with service contract costs having more than doubled during the last ten years.
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