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Navy Hands Over Authority of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling to Air Force

Navy Hands Over Authority of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling to Air Force

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...
Senate NDAA Includes OEA Name Change, Codification of Law

Senate NDAA Includes OEA Name Change, Codification of Law

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...
House NDAA Ensures Continuation of Encroachment, REPI Programs

House NDAA Ensures Continuation of Encroachment, REPI Programs

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...
Readiness and Personnel House Armed Services Subcommittees Approve NDAA Portions

Readiness and Personnel House Armed Services Subcommittees Approve NDAA Portions

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...
Readiness Subcommittee Proposes Investments in Infrastructure, Quality of Life of Personnel

Readiness Subcommittee Proposes Investments in Infrastructure, Quality of Life of Personnel

by ADC | Jun 23, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base

The Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness released its proposal for the FY21 NDAA on Monday, with a markup to be live streamed on Tuesday, June 23 at 3:00pm ET. The committee authorized appropriations for military construction, family housing and BRAC...
Pentagon Identifies Hundreds of New PFAS Contamination Sites

Pentagon Identifies Hundreds of New PFAS Contamination Sites

by ADC | Mar 17, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, On Base

A new report by the Pentagon’s PFAS Task Force found sites which have used PFAS, or its potential release, has increased from 401 to 651 as of the end of FY 2019, McClatchy News reports. According to the DOD report, “The preponderance of this increase represents...
In Our Communities

In Our Communities

by ADC | Jan 28, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, DC360, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships

A new state law in Ohio will make it easier for service members and spouses to get professional licenses when they move to a duty station there if they are licensed in other states, according to a press release. “Military service is a very, very high calling that...

Broad House-Passed PFAS Cleanup Bill Unlikely to Become Law

by ADC | Jan 12, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360

The House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation Friday that would classify PFAS chemicals as hazardous and subject to cleanup under the Superfund program. Most Republicans opposed the bill, but 24 voted with Democrats to pass it. The bill’s proponents said...
Hoyer Plans House Vote on PFAS Bill

Hoyer Plans House Vote on PFAS Bill

by defensecomm | Jan 7, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360

The House plans to vote next week on legislation to label PFAS as hazardous, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced. “Many of us were deeply disappointed that Senate Republicans blocked the inclusion of provisions in the NDAA conference report to clean up...
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