by ADC | Oct 20, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Defense Department doesn’t know the full cost or scope of threats posed by severe weather and cyberattacks to its bases around the globe, according to a USNI News report last Thursday. Robert McMahon, assistant defense secretary for Sustainment told House Armed...
by ADC | Oct 17, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Tuesday that negotiations on the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) have stalled due to the unfolding northern Syria situation, Defense News reported. Inhofe, in a brief hallway...
by ADC | Oct 17, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate voted 85-7 Wednesday to confirm Barbara Barrett as the next Air Force Secretary, The Hill reported. “Ms. Barrett will serve as the civilian head at the Air Force at a pivotal time for our military,” Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.)...
by ADC | Oct 16, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Monday at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting that the Army’s modernization programs are at risk from ongoing congressional budget disputes, Military.com reported. In his keynote address, McCarthy said the Army needs an...
by ADC | Oct 16, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Pentagon’s inspector general is evaluating DOD’s use of PFAS chemicals that has seeped into water supplies of communities across the nation, including many near military installations, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. The military’s watchdog agency will...