by ADC | Nov 4, 2021 | GADC, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
Community leaders and residents of the Coastal Georgia region take pride in welcoming and seeing off the service members who come through the area. ADC visited the region, which is one of 2021’s Great American Defense Communities. Watch the story from ADC’s Grace...
by ADC | Nov 3, 2021 | Military Families, On Base, Veterans
Saying that military and veteran families “do so much and ask for little,” President Joe Biden has declared this month National Veterans and Military Families Month. “Throughout November, we show our appreciation to the spouses, partners, children, caregivers and...
by ADC | Nov 3, 2021 | Military Families, On Base, Veterans
The Biden administration announced a new strategy for reducing suicide among veterans and service members. The Military and Veteran Suicide Prevention Strategy released Tuesday along with a fact sheet, includes five priority areas: firearm safety; crisis care;...
by ADC | Nov 2, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Installation Innovation Forum, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Senior installation command leaders from the military services said Monday that they are approaching tight budgets by focusing on the needs of their warfighters. “Whether it’s infrastructure or housing or [morale, welfare and recreation], the process has to be linked...
by ADC | Nov 1, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The Office of Personnel Management will release new guidance “very soon” to help federal agencies incorporate telework and remote work, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja told Federal News Network. “We want to support what’s involved in our lives around flexibilities and child...
by ADC | Oct 29, 2021 | Base Redevelopment, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is expanding the state Guard’s mission to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border at the same time the Guard is forced to cut tuition benefits because of state budget cuts, Army Times reported…. More than 90,000 people have submitted suggestions for...
by ADC | Oct 28, 2021 | Military Families, On Base
First Lady Jill Biden helped induct 45 new partners into the Military Spouse Employment Partnership this week, according to a DOD story. There are already 500 partners in the network. “Our goal is to work with [partners] in and out of government to create more...
by ADC | Oct 27, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, NDAA, On Base
There may be provisions in a final defense appropriations bill to help ease food insecurity among military families. “Studies have found that one in eight military families were food insecure prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and this number has now grown to one in...
by ADC | Oct 25, 2021 | Military Families, On Base
A new rule that went into effect last week will make it easier for military spouses to land federal jobs, including remote work. Traditionally, a spouse using the Military Spouse Non-Competitive Appointment Authority needed to be in the area or up for a duty...
