by ADC | Dec 11, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday evening, sending the bill to the Senate, where it is also expected to pass. The White House has said President Trump plans to sign it into law. Read On Base’s analysis of what is – and is not – in the...
by ADC | Dec 11, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that there may be a deal on spending bills by “the end of the day” Thursday, CQ reported Wednesday night. Republican negotiators send Lowey another offer Wednesday, “and we’re discussing it and we...
by ADC | Dec 11, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
If approved by Congress, a new space force would remain a part of the Air Force for the foreseeable future, one of the force’s top champions in Congress predicted Wednesday. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said he doesn’t see a need to make it its own service. “It just...
by ADC | Dec 11, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Environmental Working Group has released a new interactive map that shows more than 300 installations it says has used firefighting foam containing PFAS. “It’s clear that the military is failing to take responsibility for PFAS pollution, and that the extent of...
by ADC | Dec 10, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Energy, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The House will consider a final version of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday. The deal announced by negotiators in the House and Senate authorizes $735 billion in DOD spending and $8 billion for related programs in other departments....
by ADC | Dec 10, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The compromise defense policy bill lawmakers plan to consider authorizes $75 million for the Office of Economic Adjustment’s Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP). The initiative, which supports community infrastructure projects that affect military quality...
by ADC | Dec 10, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The National Defense Authorization Act deal bans DOD from using PFAS at installations after 2024, but the final bill does not include House-passed language requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the chemicals. “These chemicals are endangering...
by ADC | Dec 10, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
A federal judge issued a permanent injunction Tuesday night to stop the Trump administration from moving $3.6 billion from the military construction budget to pay for border wall construction. The same judge in Texas had temporarily halted the construction funding in...
by ADC | Dec 9, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
House-Senate appropriations negotiators continued working toward a spending deal Monday night, with a “tenuous” agreement on border wall funding, according to Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.). The border wall is...
