Jessica Wright has resigned from her post as undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness effective March 31, 2015, to pursue retirement after 40 years of public service. The Defense Department said Thursday Wright, a retired major
MorePamela Mitchell, a military veteran and senior defense civilian officer, has been chosen to lead the Defense Human Resource Activity as director. The Defense Department said Monday that Mitchell will aim to
MoreJamie Morin, comptroller of the Air Force since 2009, has been confirmed by the Senate as cost assessment and program evaluation lead at the Defense Department, Defense News reported Wednesday. Marcus Weisberger
MoreThe Defense Department is delaying sending its furlough notices to civilian workers for two weeks so officials can analyze the continuing resolution passed by Congress this week, Federal Times reports. Stephen Losey
MoreGeorge Little, Pentagon spokesman, announced last Wednesday that Erin Conaton, under secretary of Defense for personnel and readiness, will take a leave of absence for health reasons, reports  Andrew Tilghman for Military
MoreThe Defense Department held a ceremony Monday to celebrate the addition of Michael McCord, Jessica Wright, Jamie Morin and Christine Wormuth to the agency’s senior leadership team, DoD News reported Monday. Jim
MoreThe Defense Department will acquire commercial technology for its system to transfer data between the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs‘ electronic health records systems, Federal News Radio reports. Michael O’Connell writes
MoreEric Fanning will be sworn in as under secretary of the U.S. Air Force later this month after the Senate voted to confirm his nomination Thursday. President Barack Obama nominated Fanning in
MoreThe Senate Armed Services Committee voted Tuesday to approve the nomination of Frank Kendall III as defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, Military Times reports. Kendall has served in this capacity
MoreMany federal agencies are faced with the decision over whether to implement furloughs, where agencies would put employees on unpaid leave for a determined amount of time as a means to cope
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