News Releases with Employee Information

Special Leave Accrual for Service Members
4/16/2020
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Matthew Donovan signed a department-wide authorization for service members to accrue and retain an additional leave balance of up to 120 days...
News Release: Force Health Protection Guidance – Supplement 8
4/13/2020
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Matthew Donovan signed the eighth Force Health Protection Guidance, which focuses on the prevention of coronavirus in workplaces...
Additional Guidance on Military Pay and Personnel Benefits: COVID-19
4/9/2020
The department recently provided additional guidance to commanders for the administration of personnel policies and pay and benefits in the context of the effects created by the spread of COVID-19...
News Release: Force Health Protection Guidance - Supplement 7
4/9/2020
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Matthew Donovan recently released Supplement 7 to the Force Health Protection Guidance, providing guidance on cloth face coverings, personal...
Latest Force Health Protection Guidance
4/8/2020
The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness recently released the latest Force Health Protection guidance (supplements 5 and 6)...

Employee Information News

Crosscurrents Winter 2020 is now available
12/16/2020
The winter 2020 edition of Crosscurrents is now available...
Installation Operations Division paves the way for ERDC properties
10/29/2020
Tucked away in a third-floor office suite in the headquarters building, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Installation Support Division (ISD) is charged with making ERDC...
Lt. Gen. Semonite Proclaims August 2020 Antiterrorism Month in the US Army Corps of Engineers
8/4/2020
A call to awareness has been released to the Soldiers, Civilians, and families of the US Army Corps of Engineers with the release of Lt. Gen. Semonite’s Proclamation for Antiterrorism Awareness Month...
Army’s new Civilian Implementation Plan emphasizes talent management
6/18/2020
The Army is improving the way it acquires, develops, employs and retains its civilian workforce under the new Civilian Implementation Plan, or CIP...
Far East District on-boards new employees during COVID-19
6/2/2020
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Far East District (FED) has on-boarded a few new employees during COVID-19. As this pandemic has changed the way operations occur...
Take time to think about your future needs for National Healthcare Decisions Day
4/17/2020
While April 16 was National Healthcare Decisions Day – a day set aside to take time to think about current and future healthcare needs – these needs take on new meaning when we are confronted with an...
Army & Air Force Exchange Service extends refund policy amid COVID-19 pandemic
4/17/2020
For military shoppers who need to make a return but are hesitant to visit a store during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is extending its return policy. All purchases made...
Army Ramps Up COVID-19 Testing
4/17/2020
Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy joined other Army leaders to discuss the service's latest coronavirus response efforts during a briefing at the Pentagon...
Parenting during COVID-19
4/16/2020
In the United States Military, 44.1% of active duty members have children. Suddenly many of us were told to stay home unless we leave for essential reasons. This means a lot of us are now trying to...