by ADC | Sep 29, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Lawmakers are planning to work through the weekend on a solution to a government shutdown that now seems almost sure to happen when the fiscal year ends Saturday night. A bipartisan continuing resolution in the Senate is on hold while a group of Republicans and Sen....
by ADC | Sep 29, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Military Families, On Base
When the government shuts down this weekend, as now seems likely, service members will be expected to report to duty as normal, but their pay will be delayed. That will hurt military families, especially those who are food-insecure or living paycheck to paycheck,...
by ADC | Sep 29, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
After several attempts, the House passed a full-year defense spending bill late Thursday on a near party-line vote. The bill includes multiple policy items championed by the House Freedom Caucus that make it drastically different from the version awaiting a Senate...
by ADC | Sep 29, 2023 | On Base, Snap of the Week
An Air Force Academy cadet participates in the Commandant’s Challenge in Colorado Springs, Colorado Sept. 27. The cadet wing executed military training and development, with a focus on leadership, teamwork, agile combat employment skills and a strategic understanding...
by ADC | Sep 28, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Military Families, On Base
The Senate Wednesday rejected a unanimous consent request to consider Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-Alaska) bill to ensure military pay during a government shutdown. The objection came from Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who said lawmakers should...