Pentagon to start vetting foreign soldiers trained on bases Federal Newscast

Pentagon to start vetting foreign soldiers trained on bases Federal Newscast

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  • The Defense Department is getting ready to announce new vetting procedures for foreign military members studying and training at US facilities. The Pentagon said Defense Secretary Mark Esper will announce the changes during a visit to Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida next week. Until now, vetting has been handled by students’ home countries, the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department. But following the deadly shooting in Pensacola, DoD wants to use its own screening procedures. (Department of Defense)

  • The most recent paychecks for some federal employees may be incorrect due to a processing error at the National Finance Center. NFC said it’s trying to determine why federal taxes were incorrectly withheld for some of its customers. The error occurred on the last paycheck dated Jan. 13. The NFC said it’s still compiling data on the impacted employees. It hopes to resolve the issue by the next pay period near the end of the month. (Federal News Network)

  • The election year claimed its first casualty of a Hatch Act violation. An Energy Department employee has been barred from federal employment for three years, after she conducted a private tour of a radioactive waste treatment plant on behalf of a Congressional candidate after agency management had vetoed the tour. The Office of ..

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