DOD Plans To Note Vulnerability on Pay Statement: Pentagon officials say they will notify active and reserve military members whose personal data may have been compromised by the May 3 theft of Veterans Affairs data by putting a note on individual pay statements. However, as of June 14, DOD was still in the middle of analyzing just which personnel could be affected. The VA estimates the number of active and reserve members could be 2.2 million—or almost everyone. The Air Force is offering to tell its members now.
Austin Confirmed to be 1st Black Defense Secretary
Jan. 22, 2021
The Senate on Jan. 21 confirmed Lloyd Austin to become the nation’s first Black Defense Secretary, one day after approving a waiver allowing him to lead the Pentagon just about five years after retiring from Active Duty. Austin, who retired in 2016 as the four-star commander of U.S. Central Command…