by ADC | Jun 22, 2022 | Congress/DoD, DCIP, Defense Budget, Infrastructure, NDAA, On Base
The House Armed Services Committee will mark up the fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill at 10 a.m. Eastern time today. The hearing, expected to stretch into the evening, will be streamed online. “This year’s NDAA brings together ideas from across the Armed...
by ADC | Jun 22, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Housing, Infrastructure, Military Families, NDAA, On Base, Water
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday will consider Chair Adam Smith’s (D-Wash.) version of the fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill. Here are some of the provisions included in his bill, based on the text, a summary and media reports: 6% pay increase...
by ADC | Jun 22, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base
The National Security Innovation Network is hosting a virtual summit Aug. 11 for small businesses, startups, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists interested in working with DOD to solve real-world problems with innovation, according to the event’s website, which...
by ADC | Jun 22, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Military Families, On Base
The Defense Appropriations Subcommittee has initially rejected the Biden administration’s request to close the Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Georgia, AP reported. “This is a major win for the first district, our military service members and national...
by ADC | Jun 21, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base, Veterans
The House Armed Services Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. Eastern time for its annual marathon session marking up the National Defense Authorization Act. The hearing will be streamed online. The House Appropriations Committee will meet at the same...
by ADC | Jun 21, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base
The Small Business Administration’s Innovation Research and Technology Transfer awards are seen as a way to help small businesses drive innovation within 12 federal agencies, with DOD accounting for most of the awards. The program, which has been around for 40 years,...
by ADC | Jun 17, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The House-Senate split on defense spending levels became clear Thursday when the Senate Armed Services Committee authorized a roughly $45 billion increase to the administration’s defense budget request for fiscal year 2023. The committee’s bill would authorize $817.3...
by ADC | Jun 17, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley announced an additional $1 billion in security aid to Ukraine this week. “This new assistance will support Ukraine’s most urgent needs for artillery, as well as near-term priorities for coastal...
by ADC | Jun 17, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
By a vote of 84-14, the Senate passed legislation Thursday to expand the list of illnesses that can be linked to military service, providing Veterans Affairs support for their treatment, as The Hill reported. It includes illnesses linked to toxic burn pits that...
