US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled Thursday afternoon that the Pentagon’s new National Security Personnel System fails the union litmus test. Sullivan decided that NSPS “fails to ensure” collective bargaining, “does not meet” the Congressional requirement for independent third party review, and “fails to provide” fair treatment for employees who appeal adverse actions. (Read his opinion here.) What does this portend for NSPS? The Pentagon already has slowed implementation training. Officials say the DOD legal eagles are reviewing the decision.
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.