by ADC | Mar 10, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
A new round of base realignments and closures (BRAC) could save the Department of Defense $2 billion annually, but naming “winners and losers” may cause controversy, Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense analyst Frederico Bartels explains in a recent...
by ADC | Mar 10, 2020 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Three companies have been awarded contracts to develop a prototype for a mobile nuclear reactor which the Pentagon is calling “Project Pele.” Annual power usage of the DOD is 30 terawatt hours, and the services uses over 10 million gallons a fuel per day. “A safe,...
by ADC | Mar 9, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
U.S. Senator James M. Inhofe, current chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced he will seek reelection, CQ reported. The 85-year-old Republican has been a senator in Oklahoma since 1994. As of Dec. 31 Inhofe had $2.3 million in his campaign account....
by ADC | Mar 9, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Members of the House Committee on Appropriations discussed the FY 2021 military health system budget recently, particularly about the plan to transition to Defense Health Agency management, reported military.com. There are plans in progress to cut funding for staff...
by ADC | Mar 9, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
A Marine assigned to Fort Belvoir, VA has tested positive for COVID-19, the department said in a press release on Saturday. DOD said the service member had recently arrived after traveling overseas on business. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said recently that the...
by ADC | Mar 9, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex and leaders of Houston County, Ga. announced the opening of a new software engineering building at Warner Robbins. The project is expected to add 150 jobs to the local workforce… Thirty-five members of the 131st Bomb Wing...
by ADC | Mar 6, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Pentagon acquisition and sustainment chief Ellen Lord provided an overview of DOD plans to develop “small, modular nuclear reactors” used by domestic installations during emergencies, Air Force Magazine reports. Lord told reporters the power supply would be a “bridge...
by ADC | Mar 6, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Defense Secretary Mark Esper told lawmakers recently the Trump Administration is considering reallocating military construction (MILCON) funding to pay for the border wall, reported CQ. This funding shift would be in addition to the Pentagon’s plan to reprogram...
by ADC | Mar 6, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Join the Association of Defense Communities in nominating outstanding defense community leaders throughout the United States for its Defense Community Awards Program. This is an opportunity to highlight and honor key decision-makers from Congress, Department of...
