by ADC | Feb 16, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Infrastructure, On Base
As congressional appropriators work toward an omnibus spending bill for the fiscal year that started in October, earmarks will make a comeback after more than a decade, Axios reported. Earmarks – spending directed to members of Congress’ local projects – were for many...
by ADC | Feb 11, 2022 | Infrastructure, On Base, Veterans
About 4,000 veterans treated at a VA hospital in Dublin, Georgia are being advised to get tested for bloodborne illnesses such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV, after concerns over whether reusable medical equipment was improperly sterilized during three days in...
by ADC | Feb 4, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Infrastructure, On Base
Because of competing priorities, DOD continues to request less for facility sustainment than it needs to maintain its physical infrastructure, a new GAO report said. “Installation officials stated that deferred maintenance leads to the premature failure of facility...
by ADC | Jan 4, 2022 | Infrastructure, On Base
Saying Monday that the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage facility is a “ticking time bomb” likely to leak even more fuel into local water sources, a Hawaii official agreed with a state order that the Navy shut the facility down, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported....
by ADC | Dec 15, 2021 | Infrastructure, On Base
The bipartisan infrastructure bill President Biden signed into law last month authorizes the “Forts to Ports” expansion of Interstate 14 through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. The proposed expansion would run from Midland-Odessa in western Texas...
by ADC | Dec 10, 2021 | Infrastructure, Military Families, On Base
The Navy has suspended operations at the Honolulu fuel storage site from which petroleum leaked into water on and near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Military Times reported. The leak displaced hundreds of families, many of whom got sick, as On Base has...
by ADC | Dec 8, 2021 | Infrastructure, Installation Innovation, Military Families, On Base
Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine is “playing catch-up” after long delays in delivering ships, Defense News reported after visiting the shipyard…. Spouses and children of active duty service members at seven installations can now apply for the Corvias Foundation’s 2022...
by ADC | Nov 3, 2021 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Infrastructure, Installation Innovation, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
DOD will continue a community-first partnership approach to support housing, utilities, energy efficiency and other services, Paul Cramer told Installation Innovation Forum Tuesday. Cramer is performing the duties of deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition...
by ADC | Oct 7, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Events, Infrastructure, Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, News from ADC, On Base
The opening session at Installation Innovation Forum will feature senior commanders talking about the challenges that installation managers face and how they can use limited resources for innovative solutions. The “Installation Innovation Today” panel will feature...
