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by ADC | Jan 27, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
A new report by the U.S. Department of the Army found that Fort Riley in Kansas had $1.81 billion in direct fiscal impact on the Flint Hills region in fiscal year 2020… Contractors involved in the border wall construction have been informed by the Biden...
by ADC | Jan 26, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Five days into President Joe Biden’s term he repealed the ban on transgender troops from serving in the military enacted by former President Trump in March 2018. “Simply put, transgender servicemembers will no longer be subject to the possibility of...
by ADC | Jan 26, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Many military installations are adopting “Smart Cities” networks to harness the data networks to improve life the base; although the technology opens the Pentagon to new cyber threats. “Our installations are not a safe haven,” said Andrew Nelson, director...
by ADC | Jan 26, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Nearly 5,000 National Guardsmen will stay in Washington D.C. to protect the U.S. capitol following the buildup after the insurrection on Jan. 6, Air Force Magazine reports. Requests by the U.S. Park Police, U.S. Secret Service, Capitol Police Department, and...
by ADC | Jan 25, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Senate voted 93-2 on Friday to confirm Lloyd Austin as the next Secretary of Defense under President Joe Biden on Friday, making him the first Black man to lead the department, CQ reports. The confirmation vote came soon after the House passed a waiver for the...
by ADC | Jan 25, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Instead of trying to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from auctioning C-band spectrum (used for 5G), the Department of Defense is instead pivoting to study the effect deploying the technology in urban areas impact military aircrafts, Defense News reports....
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by ADC | Jan 25, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Read how JobsOhio has pushed for decentralized economic aid and community support in recent years to attract military families, entrepreneurs and veterans to the Buckeye State… Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has put together a working group from the state’s...
by ADC | Jan 22, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The House and the Senate passed a waiver for Lloyd Austin to become Secretary of Defense under President Joe Biden on Thursday. He awaits the final confirmation vote by the Senate which will occur by the end of the week. The House passed the waiver with a 326-78 vote,...
by ADC | Jan 22, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas are the first troops to test out a new web application built to file and track maintenance orders in a unified system for repairs at their barracks. The U.S. Army Maintenance Application (ArMA) can track orders filed to the Directorate...
