by ADC | Mar 28, 2022 | Base Redevelopment, Congress/DoD, On Base, PFAS
Domestic wells near Yakima Training Center, Washington have been contaminated with PFAS, Army officials said at a public meeting last week. So far, testing shows about 56 residents have been impacted. They are being provided with bottled water until the contamination...
by ADC | Mar 10, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, OLDCC, On Base, PFAS, Russia-Ukraine
The House passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus bill late Wednesday to fund the government for the current fiscal year. The bill includes a defense spending boost even beyond what was authorized in the NDAA. According to media reports and an Appropriations Committee fact...
by ADC | Feb 15, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base, PFAS
More than 100 lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have signed recent letters asking President Joe Biden to address PFAS in his fiscal year 2023 budget request, CQ noted. “The communities we represent are insisting action must be taken to protect all Americans from...
by ADC | Dec 9, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Defense Budget, Military Families, NDAA, On Base, PFAS
The Senate is expected to pass a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act in the coming days, following the House’s bipartisan vote Tuesday night. Here are some of the provisions included in the bill, according to news reports and a House Armed...
by ADC | Dec 3, 2021 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, PFAS
The Leonard Wood Institute and Whiteman Air Force Base are receiving grants through Missouri’s Military Community Reinvestment Grant program, the Houston Herald reported. “These grants are incredibly important to ensure the long-term vitality of Missouri’s military...
by ADC | Nov 4, 2021 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, PFAS
Airports at three current or former military sites have been added to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Military Airport Program, making them eligible for grants to add civilian aviation activity. The airports are Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas; Mobile Downtown...
by ADC | Oct 27, 2021 | On Base, PFAS
The Environmental Protection Agency will use the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act “to tackle PFAS contamination,” it announced Tuesday in a press release. “We can only make progress for communities suffering from PFAS pollution if we work collaboratively across...
by ADC | Oct 22, 2021 | Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, PFAS
The military and other federal operations in Ohio account for 6% of the state’s economy, generating $40 billion in gross regional product and supporting 385,000 jobs, according to a new economic impact analysis by JobsOhio. “As we continue our strategy to generate...
by ADC | Oct 18, 2021 | COVID-19, PFAS
The Pentagon is directing contractors in Texas to comply with federal orders requiring vaccines for their employees. DOD said the federal order supersedes the Texas governor’s executive order banning vaccine mandates, Defense One reported…. High levels of PFAS have...
