by ADC | Aug 11, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Military families will have a new resource for finding child care providers through Military OneSource, which will assist in the process of searching and signing up for full-time and part-time care. The new offering will be subscription-based and “provided at no...
by ADC | Jul 24, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
After a 14-month construction period which was completed six weeks ahead of schedule, a ceremony held on July 8 celebrated the completion of a new 40 home redevelopment of the Nani Ulupa’u neighborhood on Oahu in the state of Hawaii. The project was a partnership...
by ADC | Jul 23, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Military Families, On Base
The world is collectively going through an “involuntary life quake,” according to Bruce Feiler, author of the new book Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age. Here are some of the insights Feiler shared during a COVID-19 Military Support Initiative...
by ADC | Jul 23, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Military Families, On Base
Click2Go, the Defense Commissary Agency’s (DeCA) curbside pickup program has seen a 43 percent increase in usage since the pandemic began, Military Times reports. The program was launched in 2019 at four installations. While only five commissaries offer the...
by ADC | Jul 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Looking to help “bridge the gap” between the Department of Defense, the State of Alabama, military installations throughout the state, The Alabama Military Stability Foundation recently launched an online portal to serve its multiple defense communities....
by ADC | Jul 15, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) Tom Brady (no relation to Patriot’s quarterback) announced that the Pentagon will be reopening 160 classrooms this fall, with virtual schooling offered to all students. The decision to open...
by ADC | Jul 2, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Walmart has reached a goal it set in 2013 of hiring a quarter-million veterans by this year. The company has hired 265,000 veterans through its Veterans Welcome Home Commitment, and more than 44,000 of those have been promoted, it said in a press release. “I’m proud...
by ADC | Jun 23, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness released its proposal for the FY21 NDAA on Monday, with a markup to be live streamed on Tuesday, June 23 at 3:00pm ET. The committee authorized appropriations for military construction, family housing and BRAC...
by ADC | Jun 22, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Provisions of the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel include increased basic pay of three percent, focusing on “military family readiness,” and standardization of the Exceptional Family Member program (EFMP). Chairwoman Jackie Speier and...
