by ADC | Jun 25, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
With infections rebounding in many states, the fight to contain the spread of COVID-19 is far from over. American agricultural utility manufacturing company John Deere recently donated 134,600 face shields to 46 VA centers in 27 states providing additional protection...
by ADC | Jun 25, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
A study conducted by RAND Arroyo Center investigated maintaining or enhancing military base readiness while reducing utility costs. With regards to water and wastewater management, the study cited that there is a shift from trying to access new water sources to more...
by ADC | Jun 24, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN) recently released its 2019 Military Support Programming Survey which outlined emerging issues affecting service member families in the United States. The survey, which was answered by nearly 8,000 military-connected...
by ADC | Jun 24, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Senator Jack Reed announced recently the filing of the 60th National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday. “While I do not support every provision in this bill, it makes important...
by ADC | Jun 23, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, On Base
The House Armed Services Subcommittees on Military Personnel and Readiness approved its portions of the 2021 defense authorization bill (HR 6395) by voice without any amendments on Tuesday. “As I have stated many times, our servicemembers and their families make...
by ADC | Jun 23, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
After an initial announcement by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of over $2.9 million to benefit the state’s military installations through infrastructure and reinvestment grants, three projects will be receiving funding through Florida Defense Support Task Force...
by ADC | Jun 23, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Energy, On Base
Over the past few years the U.S. defense community has started to experience how extreme climate-related events can cripple a military installation’s infrastructure. In order to bolster readiness and resilience, two pieces of legislation have been introduced by...
by ADC | Jun 23, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the results of study by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accountants analyzing the impact of the state’s military installations on its economy. In 2019 Texas military bases provided an economic output of $123.6 billion, 226,555...
by ADC | Jun 23, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness released its proposal for the FY21 NDAA on Monday, with a markup to be live streamed on Tuesday, June 23 at 3:00pm ET. The committee authorized appropriations for military construction, family housing and BRAC...
