by ADC | Apr 20, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Army leaders are bracing for a potentially “huge” cut in the service’s budget for the next fiscal year, Defense News reported, citing a defense official. President Joe Biden has proposed $715 billion in defense spending for fiscal year 2022, roughly the same as in the...
by ADC | Apr 20, 2021 | News from ADC, On Base
Wednesday’s episode of ADC Live will feature interviews with Paul Cramer, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for sustainment (installations) and Ivan Bolden, the chief of Army partnerships. We’ll also discuss the most recent nominations to top DOD posts...
by ADC | Apr 20, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
In Senate testimony Tuesday, two top commanders said they are confident extremism is not an issue in the armed services. “I am very confident that the number of extremists in my forces is zero,” Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, said. “Every...
by ADC | Apr 20, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Senate Republicans will take an internal conference vote Wednesday on whether to embrace the inclusion of earmarks in the upcoming round of appropriations bills. Earmarks, often criticized as pork-barrel spending, have been banned since 2010 after a series of...
by ADC | Apr 19, 2021 | On Base
National Guard members are on patrol outside the Minneapolis court house where a jury is now deciding whether to convict former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd in May. Jury deliberations started late Monday. Other communities...
by ADC | Apr 19, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Vice Adm. Linda Fagan to become vice commandant of the Coast Guard. It would make her the highest-ranking woman in Coast Guard history. “Pending Senate confirmation, Vice Adm. Fagan would serve as the Coast Guard’s 32nd Vice...
by ADC | Apr 19, 2021 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Army and the state of Hawaii need to reach a new agreement if tenants such as Pacific Skydiving and Skydive Hawaii will be able to continue operating at Dillingham Airfield near Honolulu past June 30, the Star-Advertiser reported. Tourist businesses have been...
by ADC | Apr 18, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Mara Karlin, who worked in the Pentagon during the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, has been nominated to become assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities, as Defense News reported. Karlin is currently the acting assistant secretary...
by ADC | Apr 18, 2021 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Col. Russell Teehan, portfolio architect at the Space and Missile Systems Center, said the Space Force plans to incorporate more small businesses instead of leaning on a handful of large prime vendors. The commercial sector will play a role in every mission area, he...
