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Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness David Chu and commanders of the service branches provided an end-of-fiscal-year update on recruiting and retention in the military servi…

Undersecretary Chu and military officials talked with reporters about recruitment and retention results for fiscal year 2007. They said the military services were successful in meeting numer…

The Senate Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs Committees held a joint hearing on the Defense and Veterans Affairs Departments' disability rating systems and the transition of service membe…

Defense Department officials testified about treatment and housing for injured soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Among the issues they addressed were living conditions at Walter R…

Undersecretary of Defense David Chu and military personnel officials spoke to reporters about recent military personnel announcements and plans to expand the size of the Army and Marines.

The commission held a hearing to examine proposed changes in the organization and resource allocation of the National Guard and Reserves. Legislative proposals focused on increasing the resp…

David Chu, the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, and service branch personnel chiefs spoke to reporters in the Pentagon to provide an end of fiscal year update on recru…

David S. Chu, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, provided an update on recruiting in the military services. He said that the military had been meeting recent recruitm…

Commissioners heard testimony from members of Congress and others. Topics included the role of the National Guard and the Reserves, periods of deployment, readiness, compensation, and the De…

Admiral Hoewing and Ms. Rumberg spoke to reporters about an investigation into sexual harassment at U.S. service academies and recommendations for procedures to reduce and eliminate problems…

The program has technical difficulties in the form of occasional, slight video interference. The subcommittee heard testimony from recruitment and retention officers on the current status…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the current status of the Army and Marine Corps efforts to combat terrorism. Witnesses testified about recruitment efforts, retention go…

The Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services committee held a hearing on military recruitment and retention programs. Among the issues they addressed were the size of the active c…

At a Pentagon Briefing, Department officials talked with reporters about the Joint Task Force for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response. They referred to the department’s Inspector General’…

Senior defense and reserve officials testified about military readiness, the use of guard and reserve forces in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, retention of reserve members, a…

Witnesses testified about military spending, veterans' benefits, and a proposed increase in survivor benefits for families of service members killed in combat. They also answered questions a…

Defense Undersecretary for Personnel & Readiness David Chu spoke to reporters about military policy toward sexual assault. The remarks came after a highly-publicized case of abuse and assaul…

Pentagon officials spoke to reporters about investigations into charges of sexual misconduct and harassment at the U.S. Air Force Academy and disciplinary actions taken as a result of the in…

Defense Department officials talked about military personnel needs, including troop rotations in Iraq and Afghanistan and mobilization of the Army’s Individual Ready Reserve. Rep. Hunter des…

Defense Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness, David Chu, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about a U.S. Army report on sexual abuse in the military, troop levels in Iraq an…