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Gillibrand, other senators urge change in handling of military rape cases

Gillibrand, other senators urge change in handling of military rape cases Gillibrand, other senators urge change in handling of cases Richard Lardner, Associated Press Published 9:48 pm, Monday, May 23, 2016 Photo: Jacquelyn Martin FILE – In this April 30, 2015 file photo, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. is interviewed about military sexual assaults on Capitol Hill […]

AVA/OVW Conference Call Summary – May 2016

Summary of Monthly Conference Call between AVA& OVW Date: Monday, May 9, 2016 Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time   OVW Staff: Associate Director Amy Loder AVA Board Members: MaryEllen Garcia, Bill Schaefer, Michelle Bynum, Debbie Rollo, Julia Fuller-Wilson, Diana Fleming AVA Executive Director: Dorene Whitworth   SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS This meeting offered an opportunity […]

STOP Solicitation – Summary Data Sheet

April 14, 2016 Hello STOP Administrators, I’ve been in contact with Amy Loder, Associate Director at OVW, about a question that arose in regard to the STOP solicitation. There is a reference to the Summary Data Sheet on page 12 of the solicitation under which No. 3 requires a “Statement as to whether the organization […]

Senate Appropriations Committee Passes FY17 CJS Appropriations Bill

April 26 – Below is an update relating to the FY 17 appropriations bill currently moving through Congress. Thank you to our friends at NCJA for providing specific details on programs that impact so many. Senate Appropriations Committee Passes FY17 CJS Appropriations Bill Last Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the FY17 […]

Important Message from OVW re Transition of Programs

From: “Brickley, Michelle (OVW)” <Michelle.Brickley@usdoj.gov> To: Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 8:00 AM Subject: Important Message from OVW- Transition of Programs Hello Everyone! As many of you know or may have heard OVW is in the midst of transition! For the last six years or so I have served as the Associate Director for the […]