by ADC | Sep 29, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
Lawmakers are planning to work through the weekend on a solution to a government shutdown that now seems almost sure to happen when the fiscal year ends Saturday night. A bipartisan continuing resolution in the Senate is on hold while a group of Republicans and Sen....
by ADC | Sep 29, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Military Families, On Base
When the government shuts down this weekend, as now seems likely, service members will be expected to report to duty as normal, but their pay will be delayed. That will hurt military families, especially those who are food-insecure or living paycheck to paycheck,...
by ADC | Sep 29, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
After several attempts, the House passed a full-year defense spending bill late Thursday on a near party-line vote. The bill includes multiple policy items championed by the House Freedom Caucus that make it drastically different from the version awaiting a Senate...
by ADC | Sep 29, 2023 | On Base, Snap of the Week
An Air Force Academy cadet participates in the Commandant’s Challenge in Colorado Springs, Colorado Sept. 27. The cadet wing executed military training and development, with a focus on leadership, teamwork, agile combat employment skills and a strategic understanding...
by ADC | Sep 28, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Military Families, On Base
The Senate Wednesday rejected a unanimous consent request to consider Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-Alaska) bill to ensure military pay during a government shutdown. The objection came from Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who said lawmakers should...
by ADC | Sep 28, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation this week released its annual report on the level of defense spending by state. The assessment will “help states and communities better understand how defense procurement, personnel spending and grants impact their...
by ADC | Sep 28, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved the nomination of Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti to become the next chief of naval operations and Air Force Gen. David Allvin to become the next Air Force chief of staff, Stars and Stripes reported. Their nominations are now...
by ADC | Sep 27, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Military Families, On Base
The country is inching closer to a government shutdown when the fiscal year ends Saturday night. Here’s the latest: “Based on what we know right now, it seems exceedingly likely that the federal government is going to shut down this weekend. Full stop.” That’s how...
by ADC | Sep 27, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
DOD is awarding a total of $238 million to eight partnerships in seven states to help boost the semiconductor-industrial base in the U.S., C4ISRNET reported. “The regional hubs will spur economic growth, not just locally but more broadly,” Deputy Defense Secretary...
