Army civilian personnel are bracing for the impact of furloughs and
changing financial priorities on their organizations. Approximately
251,000 Department of the Army civilians expect to be notified soon if
they will be furloughed up to 22 days starting in April. Read More

Raise your hand if you like doing laundry.  Hello, anyone?  
Unless
you’re part of the 1 percent of the population that finds this chore
therapeutic, you’re with me and the other 99 percent that just want to
get it done.
So it’s established that doing laundry isn’t fun, but
for those of you that have the ability to knock it out at home…at least
you have that.Read More

Roses to: • Steven, the manager of Manolito’s at the Swabian Special Events Center — He gave a man with a large suitcase a ride to the conference center in Building 2407 after the man had walked all the way from the front gate (in what quickly became a snowRead More

The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have released improvements
to the functionality of eBenefits, a joint, self-service Web portal that
provides registered users with secure online information and access to a
variety of benefits resources for service members and veterans.Read More

Members of the U.S. forces community who bring their pets along when
they arrive in Germany for assignment will be charged a fee by German
authorities beginning Feb. 1.Read More

Roses to: • James Keyser, for jumping out of his parents’ car and running right over to me to carry a heavy box into the Exchange for the Health and Wellness Fair last month. Also to his dad Jeff, who also grabbed a box after parking the family car. WhatRead More