by ADC | Mar 7, 2025 | Defense Budget, Infrastructure, On Base
Maintenance backlogs at the Coast Guard’s shore infrastructure are a rapidly rising cost for the branch, officials told lawmakers this week. The Government Accountability Office reported that the cost of deferred maintenance was $7 billion in 2024, according to...
by ADC | Mar 5, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Infrastructure, On Base
The General Services Administration released a list Tuesday of 443 federal buildings across the country it will consider shedding because they are not needed for critical government operations. There are no major defense properties on the list posted by GSA, which...
by ADC | Dec 5, 2024 | Infrastructure, On Base
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced $2.1 million in funding to communities for infrastructure projects that support the military through the Defense Reinvestment Grant Program, according to a press release. “These awards will have impacts across the state,...
by ADC | Nov 1, 2024 | Infrastructure, Installation Innovation Forum, Military Families, On Base, Quality of Life
Here are a few moments you may have missed at this week’s Installation Innovation Forum in San Antonio. Taking Care of Infrastructure “After you [underfund infrastructure] for multiple decades, you’re in a very deep hole. By 2029, the average condition index for every...
by ADC | Jan 18, 2024 | Base Redevelopment, In Our Communities, Infrastructure, On Base
The city of Altus, Oklahoma is seeking proposals to conduct an installation resilience study for infrastructure serving Altus Air Force Base. The project is funded by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. Proposals are due Feb. 2…. Port of New York...
by ADC | Jan 16, 2024 | Infrastructure, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The state of Texas awarded a total of $15.4 million in grants for infrastructure projects in defense communities, according to a press release. The communities are: City of El Paso (McGregor Range) City of Fort Worth (Naval Air Station Fort Worth) City of Harker...
by ADC | Dec 21, 2023 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Environment, Infrastructure, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
As the Army makes plans to build climate-resilient installations, it should carefully consider which buildings to invest in, “taking into account installations’ and installation buildings’ vulnerabilities to natural hazards, building characteristics such as age, the...
by ADC | Sep 25, 2023 | Congress/DoD, DCIP, Infrastructure, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation announced Friday this fiscal year’s recipients of the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot (DCIP) Program, naming 17 projects in 12 states. The awards totaled about $100 million, with additional funding committed...
by ADC | Jun 13, 2023 | Congress/DoD, DCIP, Defense Budget, Infrastructure, Military Families, NDAA, OLDCC, On Base
The House kicks off its work on the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act today. Here’s the latest about the NDAA plan: The House Armed Services Committee Monday released the chair’s mark of the NDAA, the committee’s starting point. It “puts our national...
