by ADC | Nov 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base, Recruitment
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee’s military quality of life panel said this week they are considering recommendations on tax-exempt pay, extended parenthood leave and fewer PCS moves, Military.com reported. The panel is tasked with finding ways to...
by ADC | Oct 30, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, On Base
Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith thinks “it’s a 10-year problem to get out of the barracks issue that we’re in,” he said Friday, according to Military.com. One reason is that construction costs are too high, he said. Earlier in the week, Smith and Sergeant Major of...
by ADC | Oct 11, 2023 | Climate, Congress/DoD, DCIP, Environment, Housing, On Base, PFAS
Assistant Defense Secretary for Energy, Installations, and Environment Brendan Owens recently talked with On Base Editor Randy Ford for the latest episode of America’s Defense Communities | The Podcast and the upcoming edition of America’s Defense Communities...
by ADC | Oct 11, 2023 | Housing, In Our Communities, On Base, Recruitment
Army recruiters will beef up outreach programs in California, Army Times reported. “If you want to compete, you’ve got to compete where the people are,” Mario Diaz, the Army’s deputy undersecretary, said Oct. 10 at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting,...
by ADC | Oct 6, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Housing, On Base
The Army is developing a new barracks upgrade plan after a recent Government Accountability Office report found poor living conditions in housing facilities across DOD, Military.com reported, citing internal documents it has viewed. The plan would spend $4 billion on...
by ADC | Sep 8, 2023 | Housing, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
An Army story looks at the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) program at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The program, almost 25 years old, pairs soldiers with community volunteers who spend time with them and help them develop life skills. It also reduces...
by ADC | Aug 24, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, On Base
The Air Force will spend “more than $1.6 billion in infrastructure funding… to improve unaccompanied housing and child development centers across the Department of the Air Force,” according to a Wednesday press release. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center will...
by ADC | Jun 27, 2023 | Housing, In Our Communities, Military Families, On Base
The Anchorage Daily News looked into the “constant strain” of child care shortages among military families in Alaska…. Massachusetts will begin moving some unhoused immigrants into townhouses at Joint Base Cape Cod, WBUR reported. “Our administration has been working...
by ADC | Jun 26, 2023 | BRAC, Congress/DoD, Housing, Military Families, NDAA, On Base, Recruitment
The Senate Armed Services Committee released a summary of its version of the National Defense Authorization Act Friday after days of mostly closed hearings. Here are some of the items in the bill, which still has to pass the Senate and be reconciled with the House...
