5/10/2012
Pentagon Officials Recognize Spirit of Public Service
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2012 – Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter today recognized 31 civil service employees in a Pentagon courtyard ceremony for their service to the nation as part of the Defense Department’s observance of Public Service Recognition Week.
“We’re here for [these awardees], but also celebrate the spirit of public service which really defines this department,” Carter said, noting that public service defines what the people in DOD do every day.
Carter was joined by Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley, Navy Secretary Raymond Mabus, Thomas R. Lamont, assistant secretary of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs, and Vice Adm. Harry B. Glass Jr., assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the "Spirit of Service" ceremony.
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2/10/2012
DOD Opens More Jobs, Assignments to Military Women
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012 – Military women, particularly soldiers, will see more than 14,000 new job or assignment opportunities because of policy changes the Defense Department announced today.
The changes are included in a report the department submitted to Congress today, based in part on findings the Military Leadership Diversity Commission reported in March.
Today’s report includes a “vision statement”: “The Department of Defense is committed to removing all barriers that would prevent service members from rising to the highest level of responsibility that their talents and capabilities warrant.”
A Pentagon news release accompanying the announcement quotes Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta as saying women have proven themselves in and out of battle.
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