The following promotion selections have been approved by the Secretary, the package is on its way to the President for approval. Please join us in congratulating the following officers in their selections:
TO BE CAPTAIN |
TO BE COMMANDER |
| Keith W. Roberts Michael J. Silah Scott M. Sirois Kurt A. Zegowitz Timothy J. Gallagher |
Holly D. Jablonski Nicole M. Cabana John A. Crofts Paul A. Kunicki Nicholas J. Chrobak Chad M. Cary Scott J. Price Ryan C. Kidder |
TO BE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER |
TO BE LIEUTENANT |
| Fionna J. Matheson Jonathan R. French David M. Gothan William G. Winner Meghan E. McGovern Lecia M. Salerno Joshua J. Slater Ryan C. Wattam Justin T. Keesee Christopher S. Skapin Chad M. Meckley Megan A. Raymond Patrick M. Sweeney III Benjamin M. LaCour |
Matthew R. Forrest Alexander G. Johnston Charles J. Wisotzkey Adam C. Pfundt Amber M. Payne Linh K. Nguyen Kyle S. Salling Anthony R. Klemm Richard J. Park Andrea L. Proie Joseph T. Phillips Kelli-Anne E. Bliss Larry V. Thomas Jr. Jesse P. Milton Eric G. Younkin Brian E. Elliot Damian C. Manda |
TO BE LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE) |
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| Steven R. Solari Benjamin E. Vandine Billy J. Bonner David Wang Felicia M. Drummond Laura E. Dwyer Steven J. Wall Jessica Senzer Nikolai F. Pawlenko Hollis M. Johnson Carina M. Ream Jason P. Baillio |
Katrina M. Poremba Erick Estela Gomez Christopher M. Wood Connor M. Maginn Michael J. Ball Dustin R. Picard Diane M. Perry Joseph L. Brinkley Jacob H. Blaauboer Nathanial E. Gilman Alisha M. Friel Jacob G. Barbaro |
CAPT Lawrence T. Krepp, NOAA
Director, CPC
| 30 May 2015 | PUT Request Deadline | 27 July 2015 | BOTC 126 Begins |
| LCDR Abigail Winz | 13 July 2015 |
| LCDR Nicole Lambert | 31 July 2015 |
| ENS Roxanne Carter | 18 August 2015 |
| LTJG Jennifer Barre | 21 August 2015 |
| LCDR Erich Bohaboy | 01 September 2015 |
To date, the full extent of the OPM cyberbreach into personnel data systems has not been reported. NOAA Corps Officer's and Retired Officer's data is most likely to be comprimised by the second event involving background investigations information. The investigation is still ongoing, and affected individuals will be notified by OPM if their data was affected. As of today there is no official word on the number of those impacted, and as with any such event, it takes time to conduct a thorough investigation and to identify the affected individuals.
Many of the NOAA civilians impacted by the incident regarding the personnel records, have received the email from OPM CSID with the information for credit monitoring services. If you recieve a similar email, please remember to verify its authenticity and do not use the link embedded in the email, copy and paste the URL address into an open webrowser window. Officers are highly encouraged to keep themselves informed of the lastest official information available on OPM's website https://www.opm.gov/news/latest-news/announcements/
CPC has received clearance from the Office of General Counsel to utilize digital signatures in OERs. Signatures generated by a Common Access Card (CAC) must meet OPM requirements. CPC guidance will be forthcoming to ensure officers and their supervisors are aware of the OPM requirements and provided instructions on how to meet the requirements. Please contact Chief, Officer Career Management Division with any questions.
As a reminder, the provision for carrying over 75 days of leave into the next fiscal year has expired. On 01 October 2015, officers with leave balances above 60 days of leave will have their balances reduced to 60 days. Days of leave lost in this process will not be compsensated for, therefore, it is highly recommended that officers work with their chain of command to use their leave that will otherwise be lost.