by ADC | Nov 28, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
Conferees could agree to the final version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act as soon as Thursday, Punchbowl News reported this morning. “There are a number of things that need to be fixed,” said Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the top Republican...
by ADC | Nov 28, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Foreign Investment, On Base
The DOD Office of Intergovernmental Affairs is hosting a webinar next week on foreign investment near military installations. You can register now for the event, which takes place Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. Eastern time. The webinar will feature briefers from the departments of...
by ADC | Nov 27, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Israel-Hamas, NDAA, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
The House and Senate return to Washington this week with a hefty list of to-do items. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote in a Sunday letter to senators that they should be “prepared to stay in Washington until we finish our work.” Here are some of the...
by ADC | Nov 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
A new bill from Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) would create more job flexibility for federal workers who move because they’re married to service members reporting to new duty stations. “My wife Angie packed, unpacked and moved our family 16...
by ADC | Nov 21, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The issue of Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) blockade on military nominations “will be resolved soon,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Monday in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt. As The Hill reported, Cruz acknowledged the blockade is having “real and negative...
by ADC | Nov 21, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
A federal judge sided with a military spouse in Texas Monday, saying that by federal law, Texas education officials must accept her school counseling licensures from Ohio and Missouri, Military Times reported. “This is a victory for all military spouses,” Hannah Magee...
by ADC | Nov 20, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this morning in an unannounced visit to Kyiv. “I was honored to meet with President @ZelenskyyUa in Kyiv today to reaffirm the United States’ steadfast support for Ukraine,” Austin wrote in...
by ADC | Nov 20, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Air Force must move faster to keep up with global threats, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Friday, according to Military.com. “Among the biggest challenges in pursuit of our destination is time, as the future rushes toward us at a breathtaking...
by ADC | Nov 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base, Recruitment
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee’s military quality of life panel said this week they are considering recommendations on tax-exempt pay, extended parenthood leave and fewer PCS moves, Military.com reported. The panel is tasked with finding ways to...
