We're proud of our efforts

0 Comments | USA TODAY, August, 2008 | by J. Scott Wiedmann

The Department of Defense (DoD) is doing right by its servicemembers and all overseas U.S. citizens by ensuring easy access to the information and resources they need to vote.

DoD has implemented all recommendations in the March 2007 Inspector General report on absentee voting. Our directive regarding voting was revised to include authorization to appoint civilian personnel as Voting Assistance Officers and directed the services to establish links to service voting websites containing all necessary voting information.

Additionally, the Federal Voting Assistance Program's website has been significantly overhauled to be more user-friendly. There is a new electronic Voter Registration/Ballot Delivery feature guiding military and overseas voters through completion...