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The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the U.S. government to employers for their outstanding support of Guard and Reserve employees. Fifteen awards are presented annually to small, large, and public sector employers, who are further recognized in meetings with a senior governmental official ...
In 1985, the DoD called for an extensive review of the education and training functions. At the same time, President Reagan established the Packard Commission to review the management of the DoD. Both studies indicated that acquisition workers were undertrained and inexperienced, resulting in the enactment of DAWIA as part of the FY 1991 ...
The Defense Civilian Training Corps (DCTC) is a program of the United States Department of Defense to recruit and train university students for careers as civil servants in the department. Training occurs via campus-based instruction at participating universities.
The program is open to current and prospective students, including current DoD employees who meet the following requirements: U.S. citizen (exceptions include: UK, New Zealand, Australia and Canada) Minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; Pursuing a degree in one of the 21 STEM disciplines
Chapter 109 — Educational Loan Repayment Programs; Chapter 110 — Educational Assistance for Members Held as Captives and Their Dependents; Chapter 111 — Support of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education; Chapter 112 — Cyber Scholarship Program; Chapter 113 — Defense Civilian Training Corps
The Executive Order, titled “Using Technology to Improve Training Opportunities for Federal Government Employees,” established a task force and advisory committee to explore how federal training programs, initiatives, and policies can better support lifelong learning through the use of learning technologies and to provide learning standards ...
The United States Military Services and the DoD have internal registration and quotas for DAU instructor-led courses, while the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) accepts applications and registers most non-DoD students. U.S. Federal employees and defense contractors may attend DAU courses at no cost when space is available, and may enroll in ...
Program leveraging language and culture expertise at U.S. institutions of higher education to provide tailored training in critical languages, cultures, and strategic regions for Active Duty, Reserve Component, National Guard, and DoD civilian personnel. Language Training Centers (LTC) aim to increase training capacity in critical and strategic ...