by ADC | Sep 13, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The House will begin debating its version of the defense appropriations bill today. The Rules Committee, which sets the debate parameters, allowed 184 amendments to be considered on the floor. Many of those are contentious, such as amendments to reduce the salary of...
by ADC | Sep 13, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
If lawmakers don’t pass a continuing resolution by Sept. 30, much of the federal government would shut down. Active duty personnel would remain on the job but without pay. But reservists could be furloughed en masse, as Air Force Times reported. “That’s miserable for...
by ADC | Sep 13, 2023 | In Our Communities, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Members of the Massachusetts National Guard are deploying to understaffed emergency shelters across the state that are housing displaced and migrant families, the Boston Herald reported…. Columbus State University in Georgia has opened the Schuster Student Success...
by ADC | Sep 12, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The House returns to session today with 18 days left in the fiscal year and no stopgap spending bill ready to prevent an Oct. 1 government shutdown. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) hopes to pass a defense appropriations bill this week, but it’s not clear...
by ADC | Sep 12, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warned Monday that war is coming and that it will be “a kind of war we have no modern experience with.” Kendall was speaking at the Air & Space Forces Association conference. “Today the intelligence couldn’t be clearer,” Kendall...
by ADC | Sep 12, 2023 | News from ADC, On Base
ADC is accepting nominations to join its 2024 board of directors, which includes a mix of public sector and private sector members. It is expected there will be six director seats up for election. The nominating committee is also planning for one new board member to...
by ADC | Sep 11, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday that Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) blanket hold on military nominations and senior promotions is “paralyzing the Department of Defense,” as AP reported. “The idea that one man in the Senate...
by ADC | Sep 11, 2023 | Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, News from ADC, On Base
The opening general session of Installation Innovation X will feature a town hall with top uniformed leaders: Gen. David Maxwell, Commander, Marine Corps Installations Command; Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations & Logistics (Facilities) Gen. Omar Jones IV,...
by ADC | Sep 11, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The Navy has agreed to vacate a 3.4-acre waterfront site in San Diego so Port of San Diego can use the area for redevelopment, as Off Plan Property Exchange reported. The port will pay $5.75 million for the site…. Newsbreak has a look at what is known so far...
