by ADC | Jun 26, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, NDAA, On Base, Recruitment
The Senate Armed Services Committee released a summary of its version of the National Defense Authorization Act Friday after days of mostly closed hearings. Here are some of the items in the bill, which still has to pass the Senate and be reconciled with the House...
by ADC | Mar 7, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Military Families, NDAA, On Base
Despite calls from a handful of members on both sides of the aisle, it is unlikely there will be large defense cuts in the next fiscal years, a panel of policy analysts said Monday at the Defense Communities National Summit. “Congress will boost the defense budget...
by ADC | Mar 7, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, On Base, Recruitment
Here are some more notable moments Monday at the Defense Communities National Summit. “If we end up having a conflict, the battlefield no longer starts overseas. It starts at Fort Hood, Fort Carson, pick your installation,” said Paul Farnan, principal deputy assistant...
by ADC | Feb 10, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
House Republican defense hawks who last year successfully pushed for a big boost in defense spending are now beginning to look for ways to cut the DOD budget, especially after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) agreed to overall budget cuts in a deal to win the...
by ADC | Feb 7, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts says something feels different in the latest debt limit showdown. “In my conversations with members of Congress in recent weeks, conservatives repeatedly mentioned their willingness to tackle the thorny challenge of military...
by ADC | May 23, 2022 | BRAC, Defense Budget, On Base
The chair of the defense appropriations subcommittee supports a new round of base realignment and closure to save money, she said last week. “I want to fully state my support for a new round of BRAC,” Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) said at the end of a budget hearing...
