by ADC | Apr 8, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, On Base
Today through Wednesday The Defense Communities National Summit is taking place at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. You can register on site. Tuesday 9:30 a.m.: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chair Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, and DOD...
by ADC | Apr 5, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
DOD has established an office dedicated to cyber policy, even as its chief has yet to be confirmed by the Senate, as Defense News reported. The office was mandated in the fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill. “In standing up this office, the department is...
by ADC | Apr 4, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Air Force has sent Congress a legislative proposal to move seven Air National Guard units that have space-related missions into the Space Force, according to Military.com. The Air Force didn’t provide a comment for the article. The National Guard Association of...
by ADC | Apr 2, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Military Families, On Base, Quality of Life
Next week’s Defense Communities National Summit will include a heavy focus on policy relating to quality of life for service members and military families. At least 20 general and breakout sessions are expected to touch on such issues as housing, child care, health...
by ADC | Apr 2, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Education, On Base
The Army may scale back an education benefit it started four years ago to help soldiers get professional credentials in such fields as coding, cybersecurity, personal training and other skills, Military.com reported, citing “multiple sources directly familiar with the...
by ADC | Apr 1, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
A top House backer of providing more aid to Ukraine said Sunday he is “confident” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will allow the House to vote on the issue when it returns to D.C. next week, as The Hill reported. “I believe there will be a vote when we get back...
by ADC | Apr 1, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, On Base
Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill next week after a two-week recess, just as defense community leaders from across the country meet in the D.C. area for the Defense Communities National Summit. ADC Executive Director Matt Borron will moderate a panel session about the...
by ADC | Apr 1, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Navy Thursday assumed full oversight of permanently closing the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii, Stars and Stripes reported. It was the site of a jet fuel leak that contaminated drinking water in late 2021. Joint Task Force-Red Hill was responsible...
by ADC | Mar 29, 2024 | Congress/DoD, DCIP, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is accepting proposals for the fiscal year 2024 Defense Community Infrastructure Program, according to a Thursday announcement. The full opportunity is listed on Grants.gov. DCIP is designed “to assist state and...