by ADC | May 9, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Democratic lawmakers are seeking to get Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to drop Pentagon plans for military personnel to directly interact with migrants on the southern border, arguing it could violate long-standing law, according to a Military Times report....
by ADC | May 8, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called on the Senate Tuesday to pass a disaster aid package before the Memorial Day recess, Politico reported. “We need to get this done,” McConnell said at a late afternoon news conference. The stalled disaster aid...
by ADC | May 8, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The House Appropriations Committee cited its authority as a coequal branch of government in proposing Wednesday to block DOD funding for southern border barrier construction, CQ reported. According to a panel report accompanying the committee’s draft $108.1 billion...
by ADC | May 8, 2019 | DC360, On Base
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee Wednesday that the Pentagon is working with the Department of Homeland Security to develop a multi-year border plan, The Hill reported. Dunford’s comments during the hearing...
by ADC | May 8, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Navy Under Secretary Thomas Modly said Tuesday it remains unknown what budget cuts will be necessary to refuel the aircraft carrier USS Truman but that DOD is now searching “across all the services’ budgets” for its options, USNI News reported. The Navy had requested...