Retailer and Debt Collectors to Provide Over $2.5 Million in Consumer Relief for Illegal Lawsuits and Unauthorized Debits WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2014. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Attorneys General of North Carolina and Virginia took action today to protect military servicemembers from illegal debt collection practices.[Read More…]
Military
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, Dec. 16, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Afternoon, everybody. Only seven minutes late today. Q: Afternoon. REAR ADM. KIRBY: Look, I want to start — I know you’ve seen the secretary’s statement, but I would like to go over it again with respect to the terrorist attack on the[Read More…]
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Statement on Pakistan School Terrorist Attack
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2014. “On behalf of all the men and women of the U.S. Defense Department, I extend our deepest condolences to the people of Pakistan following today’s ruthless attack on the army public school in Peshawar. This heartless slaughter of over 100 innocent students and teachers was an[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Ends Navy Service with Official Ceremony in Pentagon
Served as an Intelligence Officer with Navy Reserves for 23 Years WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. U.S. Senator and Commander Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) retired from the Navy today in an official ceremony at the Pentagon, led by Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, USN Chief of Naval Operations and Vice Admiral Robin R. Braun,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to Military and Civilian Personnel at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
New Jersey–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014 – 2:49 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst! (Applause.) Thank you, General Martin, for the introduction and for your great leadership of the Air Force Expeditionary Center. I want to thank all the outstanding leaders for coming to welcome me here today, including General Maggie Boor[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Two Army Casualties, Dec. 14, 2014.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 14, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Dec. 12, in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. These soldiers were assigned to 3rd Engineer[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, Dec. 12, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2014. REAR ADM. JOHN KIRBY: You guys want to ask questions? Q: Sure. REAR ADM. KIRBY: Okay. I’ll look over there. Raise your hand if you got a question. I don’t have an announcement today. Happy Friday, everybody. We’ll just get right to questions. Who’s first? Joe,[Read More…]
Department of Defense Releases Second Quarter Suicide Information, Dec. 11, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2014. Today, the Department of Defense released the quarterly suicide report (QSR) for the second quarter of calendar year 2014. The report summarizes suicide counts for all services and components during the months of April through June of this year. Counts were down in all components from[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary Hagel on the Littoral Combat Ship
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2014. Earlier this year, expressing concern that the U.S. Navy was relying too heavily on the littoral combat ship (LCS) to meet long-term targets for the size of its fleet, I announced that the Defense Department would not undertake new contract negotiations beyond 32 littoral combat ships,[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Votes No on Defense Authorization Bill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2014 – The Senate today advanced a Department of Defense bill that would authorize $560 billion for the military. The vote was 85-14. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voted “no” and issued the following statement: “I am voting no because I have very serious concerns about our nation’s bloated[Read More…]
