by ADC | Nov 30, 2022 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
Lawmakers seem confident they will pass a final defense authorization bill this year, CQ reported. Negotiators have spent a month working out an agreement between the Senate Armed Services Committee version of the NDAA with the version the House passed. “I hope we can...
by ADC | Nov 30, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Leaders and top appropriators from the House and Senate plan to meet as early as today to talk about whether Congress can pass an omnibus spending bill. “We each laid out our criteria for the omnibus. Obviously, they’re different,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer...
by ADC | Nov 30, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Air Force is close to a decision on where to base Space Command headquarters, Gen. James H. Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, said Tuesday, according to Military.com. “I think the decision is going to come out shortly,” Dickinson said....
by ADC | Nov 29, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
If Congress doesn’t pass an omnibus spending bill this year to fully fund the federal government, it would result in “significant harm to our people and our programs and would cause harm to our national security and our competitiveness,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin...
by ADC | Nov 29, 2022 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, On Base
Today’s service members face a dangerous, challenging world, even as they aspire to meet the legacy of “The Greatest Generation,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said earlier this month at the Atlanta Regional Military Affairs Council’s 70th Annual Military...
by ADC | Nov 28, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base
Current government spending runs out Dec. 16, and talks on an omnibus spending bill seem to have stalled before Thanksgiving, CQ reported last week. If negotiators are not able to reach a deal in the next three weeks, Congress will be forced to pass another continuing...
by ADC | Nov 28, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
The Pentagon announced Wednesday it will send Ukraine up to $400 million in artillery ammunition, weapons and supplies, Military Times reported. “With Russia’s unrelenting and brutal missile and [unmanned aerial systems] attacks on Ukrainian critical energy...
by ADC | Nov 28, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Army will expand its program to help prepare low-scoring and overweight applicants for enlistment as a way to boost sagging recruitment, Military.com reported. The Future Soldier Preparatory Course has been popular since it was introduced in August at Fort...
by ADC | Nov 18, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base
With Republicans set to take control of the House, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced on the House floor Thursday that she will not seek a caucus leadership role in the next Congress. Her likely successor as Democratic Leader is Rep. Hakeem Jeffries...
