by ADC | Aug 3, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
President Biden made a change last week to how the Pentagon handles cases of sexual assaults. He signed an executive order that removes the handling of those cases from the military chain of command, putting them instead in the hands of independent military...
by ADC | Jul 26, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
The Pentagon has “almost nothing to show” for its efforts to root out extremism within the military, according to USA Today. After the Jan. 6 insurrection, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered activities to weed out extremists during recruitment, investigate whether...
by ADC | Jul 6, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, Military Families, On Base
The House is scheduled to consider the National Defense Authorization Act next week, and it seems the floor debate will focus largely on contentious issues with messages meant to stretch beyond military operations and onto the 2024 campaign trail. House lawmakers have...
by ADC | May 24, 2023 | Force Culture, On Base, Veterans
There is “no evidence to support the notion that the veteran community, as a whole, manifests higher rates of support for violent extremist groups or extremist beliefs than the American public,” RAND wrote in a report released this week. RAND talked with about 1,000...
by ADC | May 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
The Pentagon seems to have largely abandoned its efforts to combat extremism in the military, CNN reported Saturday, citing unnamed sources. DOD’s Countering Extremism Working Group made six recommendations at the end of 2021, and only one of those has been...
by ADC | Mar 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, On Base
The Pentagon has been accused of “wokeism” for its policies on diversity, equity and inclusion, but military leaders say the policies are helping, Defense One reported. “When people join our military, they want to look around and see somebody who looks like them,” Air...
by ADC | Feb 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Force Culture, Military Families, On Base
Military spouses’ satisfaction with the military lifestyle has dropped to 49%, according to DOD data released earlier this month, as Military.com reported. The data is based on a DOD survey conducted from July through November 2021, when pandemic disruptions were...
by ADC | Dec 7, 2022 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, DCIP, Defense Budget, DOD Civilian, Force Culture, Military Families, NDAA, OLDCC, On Base
House and Senate negotiators released their fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act language late Tuesday. The compromise bill would: Authorize $858 billion for national defense, which is above the administration’s request but matches the amount...
by ADC | Nov 10, 2022 | Force Culture, GADC, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Northern Virginia region is committed to ensuring its community is welcoming and inclusive of service members of all backgrounds, embracing the “One Military, One Community” approach. The diversity and inclusion listening sessions and data-informed roadmap for the...
