Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014.  Moving can be challenging, especially for preschool children. Military families move often-the average child moves six to nine times between kindergarten and high school. The Big Moving Adventure mobile application, developed for the Department of Defense in partnership with Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Sairam Enterprises Inc. LLC alleging that it discriminated against Jeffrey Crockett and his family on the basis of disability in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Sairam Enterprises owns and operates the Days[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. The Prairie State College (PSC) Student Veterans Center is hosting a Veterans Services Fair from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, April 9, in the Conference Center on the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The event features a VA Mobile[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2014. Presenters: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond, 2014 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL:  Good morning.  I appreciate the opportunity to, once again, welcome Secretary Hammond to the Pentagon.  We just completed a very positive and productive meeting,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. Today I am announcing that Navy Rear Admiral Margaret “Peg” Klein will serve as my Senior Advisor for Military Professionalism, reporting directly to me on issues related to military ethics, character, and leadership. I appreciate Rear Admiral Klein’s willingness to take on this new assignment. She[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon. I don’t really have any specific announcements except to say that the secretary is hosting his senior leadership team here at the Pentagon this afternoon. As you know, he holds these senior leadership councils about once every 90 days or[Read More…]

Army Veteran Erica Borggren One of 10 Honored Nationwide CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2014.  Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) Director Erica Borggren has been named a Woman Veteran Champion of Change by the White House. Director Borggren’s recognition was for her leadership at IDVA in[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit today against Con-Way Freight Inc. alleging that the company violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) by failing to promptly reassign Naval Reservist Dale Brown to his former position as a driver with appropriate seniority once[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY:  Afternoon, everybody.  I got a couple things to go through, and then we’ll get to your questions. Earlier today, Secretary Hagel spoke by phone with Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu.  Today’s conversation obviously focused on the situation in Ukraine.  Secretary Hagel[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2014.  U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today issued the following statement regarding the release of the 2013 Employment Situation of Veterans report by the department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Today’s veterans’ employment report for 2013 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an encouraging drop in[Read More…]