by ADC | May 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
The Pentagon seems to have largely abandoned its efforts to combat extremism in the military, CNN reported Saturday, citing unnamed sources. DOD’s Countering Extremism Working Group made six recommendations at the end of 2021, and only one of those has been...
by ADC | May 19, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Air Force will offer promotions and special ribbons for airmen and Space Force guardians who recruit others to join the military, Stars and Stripes reported. The promotions are meant “to inspire the next generation to serve in the Air Force and Space Force,”...
by ADC | May 18, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Rob Wittman (R-Va.) told reporters Wednesday that his committee plans to mark up the NDAA in mid-June, setting up potential floor consideration for mid-July, CQ reported. That’s similar to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s...
by ADC | May 18, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
The House Appropriations subcommittee in charge of military construction and Veterans Affairs spending approved a $337.9 billion bill Wednesday without amendments and without a roll call vote. The bill added $1 billion to the administration’s request for veterans...
by ADC | May 18, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl plans to leave the Pentagon this summer, NBC News reported, citing three unnamed officials. Kahl is expected to go back to his job as a Stanford University professor, NBC and Defense News reported. He has been in his job...
by ADC | May 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base, Veterans
The House Military Construction-VA Appropriations Subcommittee meets this morning to mark up its fiscal year 2024 bill. It will be livestreamed at 10 a.m. ET, and the video will be available afterward. The subcommittee released the bill text, a summary and a press...
by ADC | May 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
There is some hope in D.C. that the White House and House Republicans can reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling by the end of the month. Here are some of the developments so far this week, according to media reports. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that with new...
by ADC | May 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Government Accountability Office has launched a review of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps after reports that at least 33 JROTC instructors had been criminally charged in sexual misconduct cases, as Spectrum News reported. “The more than 500,000...
by ADC | May 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Reps. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) and Jason Crow (D-Colo.) are again pushing to crease a Space National Guard, an idea both the Trump and Biden administrations have opposed, Space News reported. The White House has said that a Space National Guard would be expensive and...
