Oct. 17, 2020 DOD, HHS Name Partners to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines in Long-Term Care Facilities As part of the Operation Warp Speed effort, long-term care facilities across the U.S. will be able to sign up to have one of two major U.S. pharmacy companies come to their facilities and administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents at no charge.
Oct. 9, 2020 DOD's COVID-19 Response Illustrates Commitment to Families, People While COVID-19's impact has been an unexpected challenge to implementing the National Defense Strategy, it hasn't stopped DOD from prioritizing its people and families, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said.
Oct. 9, 2020 Operation Warp Speed Makes Swift Progress Unprecedented progress has been made recently on Operation Warp Speed — the effort by the Defense Department, Health and Human Services, other federal agencies and private industry to develop a coronavirus vaccine, an HHS official said.
Oct. 9, 2020 Transcom Acts Quickly During COVID-19 Pandemic For the Defense Department, U.S. Transportation Command and much of industry, there was no opportunity to stop movement as COVID-19 hit the nation, Transcom's commander said.
Sept. 30, 2020 COVID-19 Response Sparks Efforts to Strengthen Supply Chain The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the fragility of the Defense Department's supply chain. As a result, the department is taking a variety of steps to strengthen that supply chain, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment said.
Sept. 24, 2020 Top Leaders Discuss Diversity, Inclusion With Military Members, Families The Defense Department is already reporting progress in its initiative, launched in June, to take action against discrimination, prejudice and bias.
Sept. 24, 2020 Watch Now: Top DOD Officials Hold Virtual Town Hall Meeting Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper; Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López host a virtual global town hall meeting at the Pentagon to provide service members, their families and DOD civilians an opportunity
Sept. 22, 2020 DOD Personnel Proving Productive, Resilient During Pandemic Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of Defense Department personnel have been teleworking and successfully continuing the mission, the DOD's chief management officer said.
Sept. 20, 2020 Air Force Recruiting Service develops electronic Officer Qualifying Test As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, Air Force Recruiting Service continues to find innovative ways to overcome obstacles. In conjunction with the Air Force’s Personnel Center, an electronic version of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test is now available for the first time ever.
Sept. 10, 2020 Full Impact of COVID-19 on Industrial Base Not Yet Known While it appears the defense industrial base has fared well though the COVID-19 crisis, the full impact has yet to be seen, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment said.