by ADC | Jul 30, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Air Force Gen. John Hyten testified Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing to become the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, strongly denying recently resurfaced accusations of sexual assault against a former female...
by ADC | Jul 30, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Home Builders Institute (HBI), a part of SkillBridge, a DOD initiative to train service members for the civilian workforce, is now training separating Virginia military members for carpentry trades by linking them with industry, apprenticeships or internships, The...
by ADC | Jul 29, 2019 | DC360, On Base
The GOP-led Senate is expected to pass the two-year budget agreement this week that would lift looming mandatory spending caps on both defense and nondefense discretionary spending and essentially end the restrictive limits established by the 2011 Budget Control Act,...
by ADC | Jul 28, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The GOP-led Senate is expected to take up the two-year comprehensive budget deal this week that includes $738 billion in fiscal 2020 defense spending even as significant numbers of House Republicans voted against the bill Thursday as too costly and lacking sufficient...
by ADC | Jul 28, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate Armed Services Committee announced Thursday it will hold a confirmation hearing Tuesday for Air Force Gen. John Hyten to become the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In the announcement Chairman Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member...