 Welcome to All Hands Update. I'm Petty Officer Ian Cotter. These are your headlines from around the fleet. Former Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter was confirmed to succeed Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense by the U.S. Senate February 12th. Hagel will remain in office as Secretary of Defense until Carter is sworn in. President Barack Obama signed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans, or SAV Act, into law February 12th. The Act improves Veteran Affairs mental health care access by requiring annual third-party evaluations of VA's mental health care and suicide prevention programs, creating a centralized website with resources and information about the range of mental health services available from the VA, conducting a three-year pilot program using peer support to assist veterans transitioning from active duty, and encouraging collaborative suicide prevention efforts between the VA and non-profit mental health organizations. For more information about these stories and more, visit Defense.gov.