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Former Pentagon manpower and diversity chief running for Congress
Gil Cisneros, a Navy veteran and former California congressman, is ready to run again after serving as DoD manpower chief.
By Zamone Perez
Pentagon pops off on link between poppy seeds, positive drug tests
The guidance will be updated as more information and research data becomes available.
By Zamone Perez
Bigger military bonuses might be on the way to help with recruiting, retention
The year 2022 was publicly dubbed the military's "most challenging recruiting year” in decades.
Sluggish military recruiting worries Congress
Military officials called this year the most difficult for recruiting they can remember.
Pay raises for thousands of military employees under new federal worker minimum wage
About 56,000 civilian military employees and almost 10,000 VA workers will benefit from the change.
Troops who refuse COVID vaccines won’t be guaranteed veterans benefits, officials warn
Local commanders will decide whether to give other-than-honorable dismissals to individuals who refuse the vaccine.
Biden’s Pentagon nominees: More diverse and more of them
Eight months into President Joe Biden’s first year as commander-in-chief, he’s making good on a campaign pledge to form an administration that would “look like America,” selecting for the Defense Department top officials meant to reflect the country’s diversity.
By Joe Gould
Cisneros confirmed to lead Pentagon personnel policy
The former California congressman fills in a key Pentagon leadership role that has proved troublesome in recent years.
This week in Congress: July schedule packed with NDAA and defense budget work
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 12, 2021.
Gil Cisneros: A life of service towards others
Why this member of the Hispanic Veterans Leadership Alliance supports the nomination of Cisneros to be under secretary for personnel and readiness at DoD.
By Ricardo Aponte