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 4, 2024 | Defense Communities National Summit, News from ADC, On Base
ADC’s annual Membership Meeting will take place Monday from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Eastern time, before the kickoff of the Defense Communities National Summit, which runs Monday through Wednesday at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. The agenda will include...
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 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 | Mar 28, 2024 | Defense Communities National Summit, Defense Community Champions, On Base
The Association of Defense Communities named three local leaders as national Defense Community Champions: Jana Evans, San Antonio Area Manager, Soldiers’ Angels, Alamo–San Antonio Region Elizabeth Hartman, Commander, American Legion Post 539, Eastern North Carolina...
by ADC | Mar 27, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, Military Families, On Base, Quality of Life
DOD, Congress and communities are working to address the challenges that remain in helping military families find quality, affordable child care. It is one of the most pressing quality of life concerns service members report. The topic will be covered at sessions...
by ADC | Mar 26, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, Foreign Investment, On Base
The fiscal year 2024 defense spending bill signed into law over the weekend ordered further examination of foreign investors’ potential land purchases near military sites. Based on language attached to the spending bill, DOD now has six months to send Congress a...
by ADC | Mar 19, 2024 | Defense Communities National Summit, On Base
ADC has announced the agenda for the Defense Communities National Summit, taking place April 8-10 in Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The agenda features dozens of general session panels and breakout sessions featuring DOD leaders, lawmakers and community...
by ADC | Mar 18, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit
Air Force leaders who oversee installation management will take questions from attendees at next month’s Defense Communities National Summit, as ADC announced last week. Panelists at the Air Force Communities Town Hall include: Ravi Chaudhary, assistant Air Force...
