Army Secretary Fires Entire Corps of Civilian Advisers from Communities Across US
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has ousted his entire slate of civilian advisers in a sweeping move aimed at clearing space for voices from the tech world, as the service doubles down on its push to modernize with a Silicon Valley-style lens. On Friday, Driscoll notified the 115 members of the Civilian Aides to the Secretary […]
Army Eliminates Office for Minimizing Civilian Deaths on Battlefields
The Army has quietly shuttered a short-lived Defense Department office dedicated to safeguarding civilians in conflict zones, less than two years after its founding, according to a service document reviewed by Military.com. The Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, which once housed roughly 30 staff, has been folded into the Army’s dense web of unrelated bureaucratic […]
Former US Army Civilian Employee Sentenced to 15 Years for Stealing Nearly $109 Million
A Texas woman who was a civilian employee of the U.S. Army at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for children of military families. Janet Yamanaka Mello, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez in […]
Military Veteran Who Killed Iraqi Civilian Is Ordered Jailed on Capitol Riot Charges
WASHINGTON — A military veteran who shot and killed a handcuffed civilian in Iraq nearly 20 years ago was ordered jailed Tuesday on charges that he used a metal baton to assault police officers during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Chief Judge James Boasberg agreed with prosecutors that Edward […]
Army Civilian Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Involving Fort Drum Contracts
FORT DRUM — A Dexter woman who worked as a civilian contracting officer for the U.S. Army at Fort Drum pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge that she accepted gratuities from her contractor boyfriend in exchange for taking official action on government contracts that benefited him. Cindy McAleese, 57, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Syracuse, to conspiracy to commit an offense […]
Army Civilian Stole $100M from Service to Buy Dozens of Homes and Luxury Vehicles, Prosecutors Allege
An Army civilian employee is accused of bilking more than $100 million from the service — funds that were meant to be used for military children — in what is likely among the largest scams by a single person in its history, according to the Justice Department. Janet Yamanaka Mello, 57, was indicted Wednesday on […]