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Army secretary approves new policy on Intellectual Property Management

Devon L. Suits
Army News Service

WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper approved the new Intellectual Property (IP) Management Policy on Dec. More...

Blended Retirement System clock ticking to opt in

Gary Sheftick
Army News Service

WASHINGTON — Less than a month remains for Soldiers to opt into the Blended Retirement System (BRS) and so far only 19 percent of those eligible have switched to the new plan. More...

Installation prepares for holiday block leave

Laura Levering
Fort Gordon Public Affairs Office

If Fort Gordon seems unusually quiet amidst the hustle and bustle of the holidays, do not be alarmed. An estimated 5,000 Soldiers will vacate the installation next week for holiday block leave; a vast majority of them are Soldier-trainees. More...

Fort Gordon staff receive prestigious award

U.S. Army Installation Management Command

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Two employees with ties to Fort Gordon wererecognizedfortheirdedicationandaccomplishments during aceremony held in San Antonio, Texas, on Nov. 28. More...

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Tributes flow in as nation mourns Bush’s passing

Jim Garamone
Defense News

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump has declared Dec. 5 as a national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away Nov. 30 at age 94. More...

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TIDINGS OF JOY

Festival promotes holiday spirit

Laura Levering
Fort Gordon Public Affairs Office

Few things convey the holidays quite like fresh-cut trees, shopping, colorful light displays, Christmas carols, and Santa Claus. Fort Gordon’s Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation provided all of that and more to the c More...

From our December 7th edition

Use leave or lose it

Charlene Howell
Fort Gordon Civilian Personnel Advisory Center

Employees who accrue annual leave in excess of 240 hours must use it by the end of the leave year or it will not carry over and is forfeited – hence the term “use it or lose it.” Federal employees wanting to schedule “us More...

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Saving lives on the Day of Mourning

Erin Longacre
Armed Services Blood Program

Recently, as our nation paused to remember the life and service of President George H. W. Bush, many federal agencies shut down for the day. More...

U.S. Army, U.K. researchers study jet lag remedy in Brunei

Mallory Roussel
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

NATICK, Mass. — Could breathing reduced oxygen help warfighters recover from jetlag faster? In an effort to find out, U.S. Army and U.K. More...

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HAPPENINGS

Globe deadline The deadline to submit content for the final 2018 issue of the Globe newspaper is Dec. 18 at noon. The the year will be final issue of published on Dec. 21. The first issue of 2019 will be published Jan. 11. More...

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HAPPENINGS

12 Days Of Christmas 12 Days of Christmas will be ongoing now through Dec. 18, so head over to Bingo Palace for a chance to win a Visa Gift Card. Call (706) 793- 0003 with any questions. Giveaways More...

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Holiday and New Year’s Day observances

Eisenhower Army Medical Center

The Eisenhower Army Medical Center (EAMC) will curtail services for the national observances of Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1. EAMC will also observe Training Days Dec. 24 and Dec. More...

Magazine for transitioning Servicemembers launches

Fort Gordon Soldier for Life-Transition Assistance Program

The Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP) staff at Fort Gordon are excited to announce the launch of a new transition resource foritstransitioningServicemembers:anonlinemagazinethatshareslessons learned from current and recently More...

Moving expenses taxable for civilian employees

21st Theater Sustainment Command
Legal Office

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed December 2017, eliminated a number of deductions that taxpayers have come to rely on. One of these was the moving expense deduction. The act eliminated the deduction for the tax year 2018 through the tax year 2025. More...

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