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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...
Tacoma Water Company Sues DoD Over PFAS Contamination

Tacoma Water Company Sues DoD Over PFAS Contamination

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...
House Releases $115 Billion MILCON, VA Spending Bill

House Releases $115 Billion MILCON, VA Spending Bill

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...
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...
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