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In the News
Notable Quality of Life developments and Department of Defense announcements and alerts.

TRICARE's weekly e-mail to Expectant and New Parents
TRICARE's Parent Review program offers weekly, customized emails to new and expectant parents who receive care at select military treatment facilities and civilian practices.

DoD Helps Military Families Maintain Financial Readiness
As service members prepare for any and all possible military operations, the Defense Department is reaching out to ensure that there are no contingencies back home to distract them from the mission, namely their personal finances.

Military Launches Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign
The Defense Department is observing National Domestic Violence Awareness Month by reminding the military community about resources and programs to help in preventing or stopping domestic violence.

TRICARE Covered Services: Cancer of Female Reproductive Organs (Screening)
October is Women's Health Awareness month! See what examinations and tests TRICARE covers to screen for cancer of the female reproductive organs.

Great Lakes Recreation Programs Earn Gold Medal
Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., is the first military installation to earn top honors in the National Gold Medal Grand Plaque Award of Excellence in Park and Recreation Management competition conducted by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association.

DoD Receives Military Family Support Award
The Defense Department has been honored by a nonprofit organization for its collaboration with Congress in creating programs to support military families.

'Feds Feed Families' Breaks Donation Record
The Defense Department's 2012 contribution to the "Feds Feed Families" campaign surpassed all expectations, Paige Hinkle-Bowles, deputy assistant secretary of defense for civilian personnel policy, said Oct. 12 during an interview with American Forces Press Service.

DoD Official Praises Vet Employment Program
A senior defense official took part today in the announcement in New York of a new hiring program that aims to train and place 100,000 veterans in advanced manufacturing and related jobs by 2015.