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129 Years of Family Serving Family: Thomas Marsden, HQ

By Marisa Conner / August 14, 2024 /

The IT associate, who has been with the Exchange 25 years, retires Aug. 30.

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Exchange IT Service Desk’s New Chat Feature Is Now Live on the Self-Service Help Portal

By Zach Wright / February 14, 2024 /

The chat feature connects users with a service desk agent in real time for the same full support they would receive with a phone call.

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After 37 Years, Exchange Pulls the Plug on Legacy Warehouse Management System

By Robert Philpot / January 17, 2024 /

It looked like something out of a science-fiction or spy movie as Bobby Rushing did his work in the data center at Exchanges headquarters. But this was nonfiction, and Rushing, the Exchange’s IT Infrastructure System Administrator, was closing a chapter of Exchange history. Rushing was decommissioning the Legacy Warehouse Management System (WMS), which had served…

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Top 4 for 2024: Cybersecurity Best Practices for the New Year

By Marisa Conner / January 10, 2024 /

Resolve to make your self more secure online, at work or at home, with these tips.

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The Benefits of Software Updates and the Easiest Way to Maintain Them

By Robert Philpot / October 23, 2023 /

Learn about one of the easiest and most efficient ways to protect yourself against malware and ransomware.

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How to Make Your Passwords More Secure and Easier to Track With Password Managers

By Robert Philpot / October 16, 2023 /

The Exchanges requires associates to change work passwords every three months, and the process is easy. Although some associates call the help desk for password-reset assistance, they can change their passwords much more quickly themselves.

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Exchange Teams Work to Make In-Store Support of Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society a Reality

By Marisa Conner / October 11, 2023 /

When command leadership at Pacific Region installations approached the Exchange about expanding its military relief partnership to include the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS), teams from across the Exchange sat down to plan a course of action. It only took one meeting to make it happen.

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Keep a Watchful Eye Out for Phishing Expeditions

By Robert Philpot / October 10, 2023 /

If you click on a bad link or file, you could be giving your personal information to a bad actors, so it’s important to know the signs of phishing. And even some of the most careful people can be fooled.

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IT to Provide Tips for Associates to Stay Alert Online During Cybersecurity Awareness Month

By Robert Philpot / October 2, 2023 /

The IT Directorate always emphasizes vigilance online, whether you’re doing research for work or surfing the net at home. During October, which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, IT will go further into the hows and whys of safeguarding your information on the web.

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Words From the Director/CEO: A Midyear Update on Strategic Priorities for 2023

By Tom Shull / September 8, 2023 /

With the second half of FY 2023 in full swing, the Exchange remains strong, supporting the mission through critical strategic value levers to protect and preserve the hard-earned benefit we are honored to provide service members and their families.

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