Tag: Department Of Defense
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Report finds Air Force Academy should improve due process for those facing discipline
The Air Force Academy does not provide consistent access to open hearings or clear guidance on the right to remain silent to cadets facing accusations of misconduct, a Government Accountability Office report found. The report released shortly before Christmas reviewed the honor and conduct discipline processes at the service academies and recommended changes to improve…
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Air Force Academy tightens rules on conferences, public appearances for faculty
After the Department of Defense rolled out rules for employees to engage with the public in September, the Air Force Academy adopted a new layer of review for faculty and others who wish to attend conferences. The Air Force Academy said in a statement its new efforts were meant to keep the school in line…
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DOD to narrow definitions of bullying, hazing, shorten timelines for investigations; critics worry fewer troops will come forward
As the Department of Defense implements Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recently announced directives to overhaul the complaint processes and narrow the definition of bullying and hazing, critics worry the changes could discourage troops from coming forward to report wrong-doing. To drive home the changes, Hegseth sent out a memo Monday entitled “The Warrior Ethos and Standards at…
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Censorship concerns: As Air Force Academy reviews books for removal, group forms to push back
As library staff at service academies and war colleges review books for removal under a Department of Defense directive, a new group is starting to push back on what they perceive as censorship at libraries serving military members and their families. Castle Rock resident Kelly Wilson said she is helping found the Committee of Military Families…
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2,400 Fort Carson soldiers and their Strykers deployed to U.S.-Mexico border
The 4th Infantry Division’s 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team will deploy to the border with Mexico to assist the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection’s ongoing efforts to “maintain security.” The move will see roughly 2,400 soldiers deploy, though specific locations are not being named, per a news release from the United…
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Air Force will not celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth
The Air Force will not use official resources to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth, in addition to other cultural awareness holidays and months. An Air Force memo sent out Friday listed holidays that were not included in an official Department of Defense news release sent out on the same day. The DOD…
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Federal workforce in Colorado receives resignation emails in Trump’s buyout plan
Across Colorado, tens of thousands of employees received emails asking them to resign Tuesday, as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to reshape the federal workforce that has received fierce pushback from unions. While most Department of Defense employees did not receive the email with the subject line “Fork in the Road,” they went out…
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Is the military doing enough to heal the ‘invisible wounds’ of war? | Vince Bzdek
In the wake of the dramatic Cybertruck suicide in Las Vegas by a highly decorated Army soldier from Colorado, and a terror attack by a veteran in New Orleans, it’s fair to ask whether the military is adequately monitoring the mental well-being of its soldiers. Friends of Matthew Livelsberger’s said they saw signs of declining…
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Parents pursue accountability in Air Force Academy graduate’s rape, subsequent suicide
When Cailin Foster was an Air Force Academy freshman in 2018, she confided in her close friend that she had been raped. The assault had happened the night before, after she had been drinking in the dorms, she told him through tears. A sophomore had provided alcohol to a group of cadets, including Cailin, and…
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Colorado lawmakers lead bipartisan opposition to DOD plan for space-focused National Guard units
Colorado lawmakers are leading 85 members of Congress in a push to oppose a Department of Defense bill to move space-focused Air National Guard units into the active-duty Space Force. The space-focused units work in specialized areas, such as electromagnetic warfare, but can also hold civilian jobs and help out during local emergencies as traditional…