by ADC | Oct 5, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
TRICARE prescription drug costs will go up in January for the families of active duty service members, as well as retired members and their families, as Military Times reported. Public Health Service Cmdr. Teisha Robertson, a Defense Health Agency pharmacist, said the...
by ADC | Oct 5, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The U.S. is projected to hit its debt limit in less than two weeks, and Senate Republicans continue to insist they will not help Democrats suspend the debt limit, which is typically a routine, bipartisan move to authorize paying for expenses that have already been...
by ADC | Oct 5, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
DOD is giving civilian employees until Nov. 22 to be fully vaccinated from the coronavirus, it announced Monday. “Vaccinating DOD civilian employees against COVID-19 will save lives and allow for the defense of our nation,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks...
by ADC | Oct 4, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The state of Missouri is hiring a senior-level military advocate. The position is posted on the state’s job portal…. The Navy last week awarded a $122 million contract to build a multi-purpose machine gun range at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, according to a DOD...
by ADC | Oct 4, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Events, News from ADC, On Base
ADC continues to add new speakers and sessions for Installation Innovation Forum, taking place Nov. 1-3 in San Antonio, Texas. Among the confirmed speakers from the Pentagon are: Patty Barron, deputy assistant defense secretary for military community and family policy...
by ADC | Oct 4, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown last week, sending President Joe Biden a continuing resolution, which he signed just hours before the new fiscal year started. That continues current spending levels through Dec. 3, giving Congress two more months to...
by ADC | Oct 1, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
There were 580 service member suicides in the calendar year 2020, which is up about 15% from the previous year, according to the Pentagon’s annual report on suicide, released Thursday. “We must redouble our efforts to provide all of our people with the care and the...
by ADC | Oct 1, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said his panel’s draft spending bill and others will likely be released Oct. 15, according to CQ. When asked if the bill will reflect the higher topline defense spending level that the authorizing...
by ADC | Oct 1, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Congress quickly passed a continuing resolution Thursday that extends current appropriations levels through Dec. 3, avoiding a government shutdown for now. President Joe Biden signed the measure just hours before the fiscal year ended at midnight. House Appropriations...
