General Messages Weekly Round-up
This week’s General Messages Weekly Round-up highlights the Human Capital Strategy and its changes to officer and enlisted evaluations, regular-to-reserve commission appointment panel, updated dismissal and closure procedures for employees, solicitation for the Boat Forces Advisory Council. Read the full post to find out more.
Coast Guard Family Month: Life insurance is peace of mind for your family
Life insurance is one of the most valuable financial tools you can own, providing financial security and peace of mind for you and your family. If you don’t think you need it because you are young, or single with no kids, you could be wrong. Read the article to see why life insurance can be a critical part of your financial security – especially when you’re just starting out in life.
CG-SUPRT: Here to help you quit smoking
According to the American Cancer Society, tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US, yet more than 40 million Americans still smoke cigarettes and use other tobacco products. However, more than half of these smokers have attempted to quit for at least one day in the past year. Smokers are encouraged to use the Great American Smokeout on November 17, 2016 to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By doing so, smokers will be taking an important step towards achieving a healthier life and reducing cancer risk for themselves, their families, and their fellow Coasties!
General Messages Weekly Round-up
This week’s General Messages Weekly Round-up highlights the Coast Guard Engineer of the Year, the enlisted leadership development continuum, the CY17 Recruit Company Mentor Program, and the Auxiliary Clergy Support (ACS) instruction. Read the full post to find out more!
Presidential Transition Team releases U.S. Coast Guard Overview
Election years bring change over within the administration. In order to ensure continuity of operations and a seamless transition from the current administration to the next through thorough planning, preparation, and collaboration across the Coast Guard and with the Departments, the Coast Guard has created a Presidential Transition Team (PTT) to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Presidential Transition Office transition activities. Telling the Coast Guard’s story and how we bring value to the Nation is part of ensuring a seamless transition to the next administration. A “U.S. Coast Guard Overview” booklet and an associated website was developed are now available and can be used in the conduct of various public and external affairs missions throughout the fleet. The links are in this post!
CGMS General Messages Weekly Round-up
This week’s CGMS Weekly Round-up highlights National Native American Heritage Month, a couple new TTPs, and award solicitations. Read the full post to find out more!
CGMS General Messages Weekly Round-up
All Hands selects several CGMS messages to publish in a weekly post to help raise awareness about specific messages and useful information. NOTE: the series does not contain all of the new messages, just select ones.
Fall safety: Leaves
It’s easy to overlook leaves when it comes to safety — after all, they are just leaves. But don’t become complacent! Leaves can pose hazards for motorists. For example, children often play or lay in leaf piles, so remain alert and NEVER drive through a pile of leaves. And if you have leaves peeking out from under the hood of your car, make sure to clear them from under your hood so they don’t overheat your vehicle.
Cyber Month: Social engineering attacks; phishing and vishing
Large organizations like the U.S. Coast Guard require a large workforce to successfully carry out day to day missions. The large number of people employed puts the Coast Guard at high risk for Social Engineering attacks. Social Engineering is an attack technique that relies heavily on manipulating and/or tricking people into breaking normal security procedures by divulging sensitive information to unauthorized persons. Cyber criminals frequently use these social engineering techniques in their attempts to acquire information that would allow the cyber criminal to gain access to Coast Guard networks and sensitive information. Two Social Engineering attacks have been especially successful and on the increase—Phishing and Vishing. Learn how to reduce the risks posed by phishing and vishing in this post!
Taking community relations to the “the Last Frontier”
Coast Guard Cutter Spar recently deployed to the Arctic and Bering Sea in support of Operation Arctic Shield 2016. During the patrol, the cutter had the opportunity to carry out an often overlooked role of the Coast Guard in Alaska, community relations. It’s nearly impossible for those raised in the lower 48, where even the most rural areas are connected by highway and railroad to major cities and centers of production, to fully understand what life is like in remote Alaskan communities. The Spar’s participation in this unique community relations role helped link these remote regions of “the Last Frontier” to the rest of the nation. Read the full story!
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