by ADC | Sep 19, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
The House will consider a procedural motion this week to allow negotiators to start working on a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act, according to CQ, which cited Politico. The Senate would then follow suit, the report said. Negotiations won’t...
by ADC | Sep 7, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Wednesday it will be difficult to reconcile the Senate’s bipartisan version of the National Defense Authorization Act with the version the House passed. The House version includes controversial...
by ADC | Sep 6, 2023 | America's Defense Communities | The Podcast, Congress/DoD, DCIP, Defense Budget, NDAA, OLDCC, On Base, Recruitment
“America’s Defense Communities | The Podcast” is back with a new episode as Congress returns to session. The episode features updates and analysis from ADC Executive Director Matt Borron, CSIS Senior Advisor Mark Cancian and The Roosevelt Group Senior Advisor Matthew...
by ADC | Sep 6, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base
Language in the Senate-passed National Defense Authorization Act would revive the position of chief management officer, which was for a short time the number three position at DOD, before Congress abolished the office three years ago. “While it may not be beneficial...
by ADC | Jul 28, 2023 | Congress/DoD, DCIP, Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base, Veterans
Lawmakers made progress on several defense-related measures before leaving D.C. through Labor Day. Here’s what happened Thursday. Defense Authorization: The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, 86-11. Armed Services leaders and staffers from both...
by ADC | Jul 27, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base
The Senate has made steady progress this week on its version of the National Defense Authorization Act with hopes of finishing it Thursday or Friday before leaving for the August recess. House and Senate lawmakers and staff would then spend August negotiating a...
by ADC | Jul 21, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
Senators made progress this week on floor debate of the National Defense Authorization Act and will continue next week before breaking for the August recess. House and Senate lawmakers and staff will likely use that recess to begin working on a compromise bill that...
by ADC | Jul 19, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
The Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday night, when Senators voted 72 to 25 to begin debating the bill, as CNN reported. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned his colleagues against adding...
by ADC | Jul 19, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base, Recruitment
The version of the National Defense Authorization Act being debated this week in the Senate includes language creating an Enlisted Training Corps to encourage community college students to join the military, as Military Times reported. It would work the same as...
