by ADC | May 9, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, On Base
The commander of Navy Installations Command has implemented a “Bill of Rights & Responsibilities” outlining what rights and responsibilities exist in unaccompanied housing, according to a Navy press release. “The Bill of Rights & Responsibilities is just the...
by ADC | Apr 25, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base
Despite maintenance backlogs at many installations, the Pentagon regularly fails to spend the full amount of maintenance money it is allocated by Congress to fix those problems, a Government Accountability Office official recently told Congress, according to Military...
by ADC | Apr 20, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Housing, On Base, Recruitment
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth appeared before the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday. Here are three takeaways from her testimony: Wormuth said she knows finding 65,000 recruits for fiscal year 2023 is “a very ambitious goal” that the Army may not meet, but...
by ADC | Apr 18, 2023 | Energy, Housing, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base
A new “report identifies hazards and vulnerabilities in communities surrounding four military installations in Washington, D.C. that could impact the military’s ability to carry out its missions on-base, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments,...
by ADC | Apr 17, 2023 | Housing, In Our Communities, On Base, Water
Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia agreed to pay a state fine of more than $21,000 for excessive levels of nitroglycerin, copper and lead in wastewater, The Roanoke Times reported. The plant is managed by BAE Systems Inc…. Lendlease has completed the renovation...
by ADC | Apr 14, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, On Base
DOD’s “oversight of the privatized family housing program will likely continue to face challenges… in part because DOD cannot unilaterally make changes to projects without the concurrence of the private companies,” according to a new Government Accountability Office...
by ADC | Mar 28, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, On Base
The Army found mold in 2,100 buildings after a service-wide inspection of nearly all its 70,000 facilities, Military.com reported. “The Army is committed to providing safe, quality housing, barracks and other facilities for our soldiers, families and civilians,” Scott...
by ADC | Mar 20, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, On Base
The Army will roll out a new messaging campaign soon to “reframe how we think about mold,” Military.com reported, citing an internal document it has reviewed. It said the document detailed training and talking points seeking to put responsibility on rank and file...
by ADC | Mar 8, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Housing, Infrastructure, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth on Tuesday outlined ways communities can help with some of the Army’s biggest challenges, including recruitment, child care and housing. Here are excerpts of her remarks from a mainstage conversation with ADC President Karen Holt...
