JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 31 -- The U.S. Army Special Operations Command issued the following news: Army officials have chosen the chief of business operations for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Field Directorate Office at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, for a professional development opportunity aimed at producing senior civilian leaders with an enterprise perspective. Terri Williams learned of her competitive selection earlier this month for   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), U.S. Security Service PLLC in San Marcos, Texas has paid $133,070 to resolve minimum wage and overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). WHD investigators found that the employer, which provides security services to clients in New Braunfels, San Marcos, Kyle and Austin, Texas, ma  more

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: A major part of becoming an effective leader is learning how to communicate efficiently with peers, leadership and subordinates. Although practice is the best learning tool, one must first understand how people communicate. One way to do this is to attend career development courses such as the John Maxwell "Everyone Communicates, Few Connect" program. Programs like this give individua  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Dec. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Air Force leaders from the total force -- active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian -- gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Dec. 16-17 to discuss initiatives and collaborations for force development advancement across the Air Force. Airmen from all major commands, joined stakeholders from Headquarters Air Force, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability and the   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Dec. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Air Force leaders from the total force -- active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian -- gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Dec. 16-17 to discuss initiatives and collaborations for force development advancement across the Air Force. Airmen from all major commands, joined stakeholders from Headquarters Air Force, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Air Force Warfighting Integratio  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: New year, new name, same great content on the latest episode of Air Education and Training Command's podcast series, released Jan. 2, 2020. Renamed as "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast, Col. Erica Rabe and David Crabtree from Headquarters Air Force A1 sit down to talk about talent management initiatives being worked in conjunction with total force development. Ra  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Jan. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force's Personnel Center created a self-registration scheduling system for all in-residence enlisted professional military education courses for active-duty noncommissioned officers. The new scheduling system allows NCOs to choose when they attend NCO Academy, Senior NCO Academy and Chief Leadership Course once they have been notified they are eligible. Resident EPME completion became a requ  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: The Air Force's Personnel Center created a self-registration scheduling system for all in-residence enlisted professional military education courses for active-duty non-commissioned officers. The new scheduling system allows NCOs to choose when they attend NCO Academy, Senior NCO Academy and Chief Leadership Course once they have been notified they are eligible. Resident EPME co  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Dec. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: The Air Force's Personnel Center has created a self-registration scheduling system for all in-residence enlisted professional military education courses for active-duty non-commissioned officers. The new scheduling system allows NCOs to choose when they attend the NCO Academy, Senior NCO Academy and Chief Leadership Course once they have been notified they are eligible to attend.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's (the Department's) Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Aquatic Management of Houston Inc., located in Houston, Texas has paid $22,236 in civil money penalties to resolve child labor violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). WHD investigators found that Aquatic Management of Houston employed 67 15-year-old minors to work m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration: Richard M. Mills, Jr. of Texas, to be Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the Rank and Status of Ambassador, and Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, and Representative of the United States   more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 31 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release: * * * - Latest issue also looks at gentrification in state's big cities, financial firm cyberattacks and wait times at the U.S.-Mexico border * * * Texas is one of the top states in terms of tax stimulus received resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Southwest Economy. (https://dallasfed.org/research/swe/2019/swe1904.aspx) "Early estima  more

AMARILLO, Texas, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: After investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), The Plaza Restaurant - a restaurant chain in Texas - has paid $44,621 in back wages to 570 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime requirements. Additionally, WHD assessed the employer $13,420 in civil money penalties for child labor violations of th  more