by ADC | Jun 22, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
DOD needs to bring its many innovations into a more unified ecosystem, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Monday at the Defense One Tech Summit. “There’s lots of experimentation going on across the department,” Hicks said, according to Breaking Defense....
by ADC | May 24, 2021 | Installation Innovation Forum, News from ADC, On Base
ADC and Stantec Consulting Services Inc. have released a new framework that will “help empower communities to take significant steps in planning for a resilient future” protected from natural and manmade hazards. “Advancing Resilience for Defense Communities: A...
by ADC | Mar 5, 2019 | DC360, GADC, Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, News from ADC, On Base
Leaders at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and in Bay County say that rebuilding from Hurricane Michael, which devastated the area in October, gives them an opportunity to make Tyndall more resilient for the future. That is the focus of a new ADC video that debuted...
by ADC | Mar 4, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Installation Innovation Forum, Military Families, News from ADC, On Base
The Pentagon’s top priorities are to maintain resilient installations and ensure that service members have safe places to “live, work, play and pray,” Robert McMahon, assistant secretary of defense for sustainment, told more than 650 attendees Monday in Miami during...
by ADC | Mar 3, 2019 | DC360, Installation Innovation Forum, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, News from ADC, On Base
A new report shows that innovative community partnerships can go beyond shared municipal services to have an even greater impact on military readiness, environmental resilience and family support. ADC’s new report, “The Innovators: Five Projects Defining...
by ADC | Feb 28, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
“Innovation is one of the hallmarks of our service,” Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said Thursday. “It’s in our DNA.” Modernizing is not just about “what we’re doing on readiness,” Wilson said in remarks at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium. “It’s...
by ADC | Feb 25, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
DOD’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program (REPI) is using an authority Congress recently extended to enhance installation resilience, the office wrote in its newly released 2019 Report to Congress. “Protecting these lands using the REPI program...
by ADC | Feb 24, 2019 | DC360, Installation Innovation Forum, News from ADC, On Base
Installation Innovation Forum 2019 is almost sold out one week before installation leaders, community members, DOD officials and others meet in Miami March 4-6. Pre-event registration closes Wednesday. Prices increase for attendees registering on site. Get all the...
by ADC | Feb 19, 2019 | DC360, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
Michael Mendelevitz is managing director of ESOP Advisors. On Base: What role do contractors play in base innovation? Mendelevitz: Outside contracts can bring new and innovative solutions tried and tested in the commercial sector to solve government-specific issues....
