November 2, 2023 - This November, the Defense Department is launching a 2023 National Veterans and Military Families Month landing page on Military OneSource. The new, easily-accessible page is part of the Department's recognition of the national observance month, which celebrates the sacrifices and contributions of service members, veterans and military families.
April 7, 2022 - The DoD, in collaboration with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), announced April 6th the launch of the 5G Challenge Preliminary Event: RAN Subsystem Interoperability. This competition aims to accelerate the development and adoption of open interfaces, interoperable components, and multi-vendor solutions toward the development of an open 5G ecosystem.
January 14, 2017 - The Department of Defense announced a policy change that will extend limited online military exchange shopping privileges to all honorably discharged veterans of the military.
The veterans online shopping benefit will be effective this Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
May 30, 2016 - The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, unaccounted for since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.