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  • DOD announces new-hire probationary period

    The probationary period for many new civilian employees hired by the Defense Department on or after Nov. 26, 2015, has changed from one year to two years, the acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for civilian personnel policy said. Julie Blanks confirmed the change to the statute governing

  • DOD authorizes Armed Forces Service Medal for Haiti relief efforts

    The Department of Defense has approved the Armed Forces Service Medal for personnel assigned to Operation Unified Response who participated in humanitarian relief assistance to the people of Haiti following a 7.0 earthquake Jan. 12, 2010.Members who supported Operation Unified Response between Jan.

  • DOD authorizes HSM for Chile relief efforts

    Personnel who participated in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in Chile following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake Feb. 27, 2010, are eligible for award of the Humanitarian Service Medal.U.S. military personnel must have provided humanitarian assistance for at least one day between

  • DOD authorizes HSM for Haiti relief efforts

    The Department of Defense has approved the Humanitarian Service Medal for personnel assigned to Operation Unified Response who directly participated in humanitarian relief assistance to the people of Haiti following a 7.0 earthquake Jan. 12, 2010.U.S. military personnel supporting Joint Task

  • DOD authorizes HSM for Pakistan relief efforts

    The Department of Defense has approved the Humanitarian Service Medal for personnel who participated in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in Pakistan following the flooding in Swat Valley on July 31, 2010.Military members must have provided at least one day of humanitarian

  • DoD designates Minot AFB as non-concurrent travel location

    Minot Air Force Base, N.D., is now a non-concurrent travel location because of a continuing off-base housing shortage, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. Minot AFB is still under the stop movement order established when heavy flooding occurred in June, so this designation gives Airmen

  • DoD Directs Stop Movement in response to COVID-19

    The Department of Defense issued a stop movement of all personnel to, from or through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated Level 3 COVID-19 locations effective March 13 and for the next 60 days. Following Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper’s announcement of new travel restrictions,

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