DOD Seeks Authority to Provide Internet-Based Training to Foreign Nationals

By Keith Costa / April 17, 2006 at 5:00 AM
The Pentagon is seeking authority from Congress to use operations and maintenance money to provide Internet-based training for foreign military and civilian personnel who could participate in multinational operations. Training under such authority, which would first require the secretary of state's approval, also could be provided to relief workers from nongovernmental organizations, which the Defense Department views as key players in conducting a variety of missions across the globe. The request is included in a package of legislative proposals sent...

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