by ADC | Jan 19, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Ukraine says Russia has “almost completed” a force build-up that could mean an attack is imminent, CNN reported early Wednesday, echoing Biden administration concerns. “We believe we’re now at a stage where Russia could at any point launch an attack on Ukraine,” White...
by ADC | Jan 19, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
More than 450 individuals with backgrounds in the U.S. military have been charged with or convicted of criminal acts “motivated by their political, economic, social or religious goals,” according to a new study from the University of Maryland’s National Consortium for...
by ADC | Jan 19, 2022 | On Base, Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is testing a new automated system that can process an individual claim in a couple days that may have otherwise taken more than 100 days, Federal News Network reported. “Automation is the way that we’ll really break through this...
by ADC | Jan 18, 2022 | COVID-19, On Base
Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger both tested positive for COVID earlier this week. Their symptoms are said to be mild, and they are working in isolation. Milley most recently had contact with President Joe Biden last...
by ADC | Jan 18, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Chris Miller, the acting defense secretary on Jan. 6, 2021, met Friday with the House panel investigating that day’s riot at the Capitol, NBC News reported. It is not clear what was discussed, including why there was a hold-up on deploying the D.C. National Guard to...
by ADC | Jan 18, 2022 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
CBS News talked with families at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, decades after water contamination impacted families and discussed ongoing efforts to address the impact…. The North Florida Land Trust has acquired 157 acres of the Ocala to Osceola, O2O corridor, News4Jax...
by ADC | Jan 14, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The top four appropriators on Capitol Hill met Thursday for the first time since November, restarting talks about spending levels for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1. House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) told CQ that her focus is to pass an...
by ADC | Jan 14, 2022 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The Army has written almost 3,000 reprimands for soldiers who have refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine, it announced this week in a press release. About 97% of active duty soldiers are vaccinated, and the service is still processing thousands of religious and medical...
by ADC | Jan 14, 2022 | Installation Innovation, Military Families, On Base
Hunt Companies reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay $500,000 to resolve fraud allegations involving its military housing operations at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Air Force Times reported…. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said this week that people...
