by ADC | Dec 5, 2022 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
The House is planning a vote this week on a House-Senate negotiated version of the National Defense Authorization Act, CQ reported, citing House Minority Leader Steny Hoyer. If it passes there, the bill will go to the Senate. The language of the compromise bill was...
by ADC | Dec 5, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
House Armed Services Committee Chair Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said that some Republicans’ push for more oversight of Ukraine support “makes me a little crazy,” according to Defense News. “Ukraine is spending the money really well; that’s why they’re winning,” he added....
by ADC | Dec 5, 2022 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he stands by DOD’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, despite growing pressure from some Republican governors and lawmakers. “We lost a million people to this virus,” Austin told reporters traveling with him over the weekend. “A million...
by ADC | Dec 2, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base
The Pentagon announced Thursday the establishment of the Office of Strategic Capital to tap into private sector innovation. “We can build enduring advantages though engagement with trusted private capital that is focused on critical technology areas for the Department...
by ADC | Dec 2, 2022 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base
Some Republicans are adamantly pushing to reverse the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and want to include it in the compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which CQ noted may not happen. Advocates for the reversal may then eye the omnibus...
