by ADC | Apr 20, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Army leaders are bracing for a potentially “huge” cut in the service’s budget for the next fiscal year, Defense News reported, citing a defense official. President Joe Biden has proposed $715 billion in defense spending for fiscal year 2022, roughly the same as in the...
by ADC | Apr 20, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
In Senate testimony Tuesday, two top commanders said they are confident extremism is not an issue in the armed services. “I am very confident that the number of extremists in my forces is zero,” Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, said. “Every...
by ADC | Apr 20, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Senate Republicans will take an internal conference vote Wednesday on whether to embrace the inclusion of earmarks in the upcoming round of appropriations bills. Earmarks, often criticized as pork-barrel spending, have been banned since 2010 after a series of...
by ADC | Apr 19, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Vice Adm. Linda Fagan to become vice commandant of the Coast Guard. It would make her the highest-ranking woman in Coast Guard history. “Pending Senate confirmation, Vice Adm. Fagan would serve as the Coast Guard’s 32nd Vice...
by ADC | Apr 18, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Mara Karlin, who worked in the Pentagon during the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, has been nominated to become assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities, as Defense News reported. Karlin is currently the acting assistant secretary...
by ADC | Apr 18, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Col. Russell Teehan, portfolio architect at the Space and Missile Systems Center, said the Space Force plans to incorporate more small businesses instead of leaning on a handful of large prime vendors. The commercial sector will play a role in every mission area, he...
by ADC | Apr 18, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The coronavirus pandemic helped spotlight a troubling issue for many military families: food insecurity. Many military families are ineligible for SNAP benefits because their housing allowances count as income. “Our bipartisan Military Hunger Prevention Act would make...
by ADC | Apr 15, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough told lawmakers Thursday that the agency needs more money in the next fiscal year to help address homelessness, suicide, aging facilities and community care, including payments to private doctors providing care to veterans....
by ADC | Apr 15, 2021 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Marines and sailors at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California are working on engineering projects on Catalina Island in partnership with the Catalina Island Conservatory, according to a DOD story, which quotes a spokesperson saying it is a chance “to train hard...
