by ADC | Mar 12, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The Pentagon Monday released a nearly $850 billion budget request for fiscal year 2025. That’s just a slight increase from what is expected to be an $841 billion budget for the current fiscal year, which lawmakers have not yet finalized, The Hill reported. The request...
by ADC | Mar 12, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
The Pentagon announced in December it was unable to send more weapons and munitions to Ukraine because Congress had not authorized more spending. Now it says there’s a $10 billion shortfall stopping it from replenishing the U.S. stockpiles, Politico reported. “The...
by ADC | Mar 12, 2024 | Congress/DoD, In Our Communities, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Fuel tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii finished being emptied last week, months ahead of schedule, DOD announced. The Navy is now in charge of the next phase to close down the facility…. Officials from Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield,...
by ADC | Mar 11, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The Biden administration is releasing its fiscal year 2025 budget request today, kicking off a likely contentious appropriations season. Next year’s budget release comes as lawmakers are still trying to finish work on spending bills for fiscal year 2024, which started...
by ADC | Mar 11, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Recruitment
The Army National Guard will once again provide reenlistment bonuses to National Guard soldiers who choose to reenlist, Task & Purpose reported. The Guard temporarily paused the reenlistment program March 1 because of a miscalculation of how many members would...
by ADC | Mar 8, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, On Base
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Jim Slife will be part of a special keynote session at the Defense Communities National Summit, which is taking place April 8-10 in the D.C. area. Slife became vice chief in December. At the Summit, he’ll discuss his priorities and...
by ADC | Mar 7, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The House passed a six-bill spending package Wednesday by a vote of 339-85, as Roll Call reported. Now it’s in the hands of the Senate. “We’re working to get this done as quickly as we can,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday, according to...
by ADC | Mar 6, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The House is expected to vote today on a six-bill spending package that funds, among other things, military construction and Veterans Affairs. Top appropriators and the top four congressional leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), issued a joint...
by ADC | Mar 6, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Any National Guard member planning to reenlist soon may miss out on their reenlistment bonus because of a miscalculation on how many troops would continue their service and what it would cost, Military.com reported. “This requires a pause to assess fiscal resources...
