Pentagon posted this yesterday https://www.defense.gov/News/
Memorandum: Expansion of Temporary Authority to Immediately Appoint Retired Members of the Armed Forces to Certain Positions in DoD
A memorandum addressing the expansion of temporary authority to immediately appoint retired members of the Armed Forces to certain positions in the Defense Department.
https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jan/03/2003139139/-1/-1/1/EXPANSION-OF-TEMP-AUTH-TO-APPT-RETIRED-MEMBERS-OF-THE-ARMED-FORCES-REDACTED.PDF
Antarctica Bound for Operation Deep Freeze 2023
Jan. 3, 2023
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard cutter Polar Star spent the last days of 2022 peeping penguins and navigating through pack ice in the Southern Ocean, as the United States' only heavy icebreaker conducts its annual mission for Operation Deep Freeze.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/3257305/antarctica-bound-for-operation-deep-freeze-2023/
U.S. Representative to NATO DIANA Board of Directors Elected as Chair of the Board
Jan. 3, 2023
Barbara McQuiston, the U.S. Representative to the Board of Directors for the NATO DIANA Initiative, has been elected Chair of the board, a critical role in helping the Alliance’s new technology innovation effort achieve Initial Operating Capability and setting its strategic direction.
“This tremendous news means the NATO DIANA initiative will have steady, expert leadership with Barbara at the helm,” said Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. “In this critical role, she will be well positioned to put her extensive knowledge and experience to work and help put the Alliance’s innovation efforts on the right path for the future.”
11 APRIL 2022
NATO details DIANA technology programme
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/nato-details-diana-technology-programme
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3257309/us-representative-to-nato-diana-board-of-directors-elected-as-chair-of-the-board/
The Office of Polar Programs promotes creative and innovative scientific research, engineering, and education in and about the polar regions, catalyzing fundamental discovery and understanding of polar systems and their global interactions to inform the nation and advance the welfare of all people.
https://nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=OPP