by ADC | Sep 15, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate Military Construction-VA subcommittee abruptly postponed its markup of its $105.5 billion fiscal 2020 spending bill Friday after it had earlier in the day formally scheduled the session, according to CQ. The committee had announced a markup session for...
by ADC | Sep 15, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Pentagon officials acknowledged late last week that PFAS contamination cleanup costs are likely to exceed DOD’s original $2 billion estimate to mitigate the “forever chemical” problem impacting installations and communities across the country. Despite acknowledging an...
by ADC | Sep 12, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced to the full Senate its fiscal 2020 $694.9 billion defense spending bill along party lines Thursday after lawmakers differed strongly over the use of Pentagon funds for southern border barrier construction, The Hill...
by ADC | Sep 12, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The administration’s Air Force Secretary and Army Secretary nominees faced sharp questioning from Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats on Thursday during their joint confirmation hearing, The Hill reported. Acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Air Force...
by ADC | Sep 11, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Over the past several weeks Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s staff has been conducting internal reviews in which various DOD offices outline their programs in order to cross-check them for duplication of effort, Breaking Defense reported Monday. The DOD-wide process,...