by ADC | Jan 30, 2025 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, On Base
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is forming a new task force to further roll back diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The panel will promote “merit-based, color-blind policies” at DOD. Part of the task force’s mandate is to ensure “the department will not consider...
by ADC | Jan 21, 2025 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, On Base
The Senate voted 99-0 Tuesday to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as secretary of State, CNN and other outlets reported. With the unanimous vote, Rubio became the first confirmed nominee of the second Trump administration. Navy photo from 2017 by Greg...
by ADC | Dec 4, 2024 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Defense Communities National Summit, Energy, News from ADC, On Base
President-elect Donald Trump has offered billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg the role of deputy defense secretary, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. In Trump’s first term, Feinberg led the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. Feinberg is co-CEO of Cerberus...
by ADC | Dec 3, 2024 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Defense Communities National Summit, Energy, News from ADC, On Base
The federal government is set to shut down on Dec. 20 if Congress doesn’t reach an agreement on fiscal year 2025 spending by then. Following the elections, House Republicans decided not to try to finish work on all 12 appropriations bills and instead work on a...
by ADC | Dec 3, 2024 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Defense Communities National Summit, News from ADC, On Base
ADC is inviting members and DOD/Federal employees to an exclusive post-election webinar Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. Eastern time. “As Washington and the nation prepare for a leadership transition, ADC is taking a look at how the new Congress and administration could drastically...
by ADC | Dec 3, 2024 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Defense Communities National Summit, News from ADC, On Base
Changes in how the Air Force organizes, deploys and trains forces may mean there aren’t enough airmen to fully staff some installations, the Government Accountability Office said last week in a new report. “For example, the Air Force plans to eventually deploy an...
by ADC | Sep 27, 2023 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Foreign Investment, In Our Communities, On Base
The Beavercreek City Council passed an ordinance this week to deter potential investors with “malicious intent” from purchasing land near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, according to WHIO TV. “We expect all developers to comply with any applicable federal...
by ADC | Aug 22, 2023 | Base Redevelopment, Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, In Our Communities, On Base
The city of Dallas is again suing the Navy for missing its 2017 deadline to clean up the former Hensley Field, The Real Deal reported. The city has long wanted to use the site for a mixed-use complex with 12,000 homes…. The largest union at Bath Iron Works in Maine...
by ADC | Apr 12, 2023 | Base Redevelopment, Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, On Base
The Air Force is reaching out to communities to see if they want to form environmental restoration advisory boards at more than 60 active and closed installations, according to an Air Force press release. RABs “provide a forum for two-way communication between the...
