The full US Court of Appeals sided with DOD and against the unions over the issue of collective bargaining rights in the new National Security Personnel System. A three-judge panel favored DOD in May, but the coalition of unions appealed to the full court. Now, they plan to seek a review in the Supreme Court, reports Government Executive. Despite the earlier judicial ruling, however, Congress appeared inclined to “fix” the labor relations portion of NSPS.
The top Air Force commander on on the Japanese island of Okinawa has clamped down alcohol and issued a curfew for junior enlisted Airmen and Guardians at Kadena Air Base for the next month. The order came roughly two weeks after a U.S. Marine was arrested for allegedly robbing and…