by ADC | Nov 26, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a new electronic verification system that will make it easier for veterans and caregivers to access installation services. A recent press release outlined the changes. “Our veterans and their caregivers deserve a...
by ADC | Nov 26, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Pentagon now has a plan to implement the Resilient and Healthy Defense Communities Strategy announced earlier this year. The strategy and implementation plan address historic underinvestment in infrastructure, according to a press release. One of the stated end...
by ADC | Nov 22, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is pushing back on President-elect Trump’s plan to deploy service members to help with a mass deportation policy Trump promised during his campaign, as Politico and others reported. “I’m not in favor of sending the Army in uniforms into our...
by ADC | Nov 21, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Women serving in the U.S. military are “some of the finest in the world,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told NBC News. Austin had been asked about recent remarks from Pete Hegseth that the U.S. “should not have women in combat roles” and that “men in those positions...
by ADC | Nov 20, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Health Care, On Base, Veterans
The House Monday overwhelmingly passed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, which increases veterans’ access to in-home health care and provider services outside the VA system, as Military.com reported. “The Dole...
by ADC | Nov 19, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Pentagon once again failed to produce a clean audit, but DOD Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer Mike McCord told reporters DOD is making progress seven years after it started producing audits, Defense News reported. “I believe the department has turned a...
by ADC | Nov 18, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The DOD Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) is hosting a webinar Wednesday on the service branches’ IGA activities and the fiscal year 2025 legislative priorities of the Defense State Liaison Office. The webinar will take place Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. Register...
by ADC | Nov 15, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, as Politico reported. “Doug will be a great advocate for our active duty service members, veterans and military families to ensure they have the...
by ADC | Nov 14, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) won a long-running race to lead the Senate GOP, winning a closed ballot vote Wednesday to become the next Senate majority leader, as Fox News and others reported. “This Republican team is united behind President Trump’s agenda, and our work...
