FederalDaily - January 3, 2006
Private Vehicle Accidents High in Navy
The Navy has exceeded its targeted limit of 29 private motor vehicle mishaps
for the entire fiscal year—and nine months still remain in the fiscal
year. This is according to the Naval Safety Center. The Navy’s goal was
to reduce mishaps 75 percent by fiscal year 2008. “We are shocked at
the numbers,” said Capt. Bill Glenn, director of Shore Safety Programs
at the Naval Safety Center. “A lot of dedicated people around the fleet
have done an enormous amount of work to prevent traffic-related mishaps and
deaths.” According to the Navy, over the Thanksgiving holiday, four sailors
and Marines died, and mishaps continued to accumulate.
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New DoD Office Addresses Sexual Assault
A new Department of Defense (DoD) organization is dedicated to address the
needs of servicemembers who have been sexually assaulted. The Sexual Assault
Prevention and Response (SAPR) Office, which opened two months ago, is DoD’s
central point of accountability for sexual assault incidents. The SAPR office’s
mission, according to the office’s deputy director, Dr. Kaye Whitley,
is threefold:
- to reduce the number of sexual assaults in the military,
including the service academies;
- to assist sexual assault victims in obtaining care; and
- offender accountability.
Trained sexual assault response coordinators assigned at military installations
worldwide are available to assist victims to obtain medical care, counseling
and access to other support resources, Whitley said.
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FBI Recruiting IT Professionals
The FBI recently launched a recruitment campaign aimed at hiring a large number
of information technology (IT) professionals. The FBI is seeking computer scientists,
computer engineers, IT specialists and IT project managers. Salaries for these
positions range from $35,452 to $135,136, based on experience and qualifications,
with potential recruitment bonuses. The FBI said special procedures will be
in place to bring applicants onboard expeditiously, with interviews beginning
in January 2006. All interested personnel should immediately apply online at www.fbijobs.gov.
As a prerequisite for FBI employment, applicants must be U.S. citizens and
consent to complete background investigations, drug tests and polygraphs.
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Commissary Merchandise Expansion Pilot Program
Military commissaries will be expanding the variety of products for sale with
a pilot program. The program allows the stores to sell film, one-time use cameras
and telephone cards. Previously, only military exchanges could sell those items.
In a report submitted to Congress last week, the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) determined that the impact to sales for the exchanges would be
minimal. If all such items—including similar items not in the pilot program—were
sold exclusively at commissaries during fiscal year 2004, the defense exchanges
would have lost a combined $600,000, or 0.2 percent in revenue, GAO said. In
addition, for the pilot program, commissaries will purchase the items from
the exchanges, further reducing any potential economic impact. The program
was authorized by the 2005 Defense Authorization Act. The secretary of defense
will choose at least 10 commissaries to participate for a minimum of six months.
The full report is available at www.gao.gov/new.items/d06256r.pdf.
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