Defence Team News – March 28 2023

Defence Team News - May 30, 2023
Now on the Maple Leaf

COVID-19: You are encouraged to visit the Defence Team COVID-19 Information Page for the latest information pertinent to both civilian and military Defence Team members. You can also find all of the latest information for all Canadians on the COVID-19 page on Canada.ca.
Messages for the Defence Team

- National AccessAbility Week 2023 (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Submit your nominations for the Celebrating Excellence Awards
- Changes have been made to the DAOD Collection
CAF Members
- Ombudsman to visit CFB Gander, May 19 to June 2
- Honours and Departmental awards announcement (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Dress update: RCAF ball cap (accessible only on the National Defence network)
Civilian Employees
- The 2022/2023 Public Service Employee Survey (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Summer Students: Join the summer term event on May 31 (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Civilian Managers: Don’t forget to carefully review requests in Phoenix before approving (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Onboarding commitments for employees in the NCR (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Summer students: Welcome to the Defence Team
- Complete your positive enrolment with Canada Life by June 30
Video
The Maple Leaf

- Commandant’s Run: Tradition continues after three-year downturn
- New HMCS Ottawa morale patch revealed
- National AccessAbility Week 2023: Building an Accessible Public Service Together
- HMCS Edmonton contributes to narcotics seizure during Operation Caribbe
- Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre expands services to Cadets, Junior Canadian Rangers, wider Defence community
- DND/CAF host annual Seamless Canada meeting in New Brunswick
News Release

- Defence Minister Anita Anand announces military aid for Ukraine at the 12th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group
- DND/CAF highlight Indigenous Awareness Week 2023
Get working with D365

- Change to Microsoft Teams site settings (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Microsoft to retire Wikis within team channels in 2024 (accessible only on the National Defence network)
- Add a website tab to a Teams channel (accessible only on the National Defence network)
The Torch

“The Torch, the CAF's Self-Development Learning Hub, has new content every Tuesday afternoon.
Check it out, save the link, and come back next week - remember ‘Torch Tuesday'.
What's New This Week? - The Torch - LibGuides at Canadian Forces College
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