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by ADC | Oct 15, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, On Base
A cleanup of unexploded munitions, which covered nearly 500 acres at a former military barracks and training ground at Camp Bonneville in Clark County, WA is coming to an end… A runway renovation project at Fort Bliss is almost complete. The $50 million,...
by ADC | Sep 24, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
A class action lawsuit was filed on Sept. 18 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on behalf of three Marine families for poor housing conditions at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, The Daily News reports. According to the...
by ADC | Aug 20, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, On Base
USAA is donating a total of $30 million to help service members, military families and veterans struggling to recover during COVID-19, the San Antonio Express News reported. “We do anticipate potentially investing more as we continue to identify ways … to support...
by ADC | Jul 23, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, On Base
Lakewood Water District in Washington state has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense and related manufacturers over the use of a firefighting foam containing PFAS (aka “forever chemical”). The fire retardant, used over 35 years at Joint Base...
by ADC | Jul 7, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The House Appropriations Committee released a draft of the Fiscal Year 2021 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Funding Bill on Monday, which would increase discretionary funding by $5.1 billion from the 2021 level. The bill provides a total of $10.1 billion...
by ADC | Jun 29, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, On Base
In a signed Memorandum of Agreement on June 24 between Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William K. Lescher will transfer the lead responsibility of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), Washington, D.C. to the...
by ADC | Jun 29, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act last week stipulates that the Office of Economic Adjustment will be redesignated as the ‘‘Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation.’’ Like the Office of Economic Adjustment...
by ADC | Jun 26, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Rep. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee released a summary of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 last week. The proposal authorizes $732 billion in discretionary national defense spending, including $69 billion for...
by ADC | Jun 23, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, On Base
The House Armed Services Subcommittees on Military Personnel and Readiness approved its portions of the 2021 defense authorization bill (HR 6395) by voice without any amendments on Tuesday. “As I have stated many times, our servicemembers and their families make...
