by ADC | Aug 5, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and the private housing contractor managing residences for military personnel assigned to the installation have made progress toward resolving problems that current and former residents have spotlighted, WLOX TV reported last week....
by ADC | Aug 4, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The House and Senate approved two-year $2.7 trillion budget measure went to the White House on Friday where it received the president’s signature without ceremony, Roll Call reported. The Senate cleared the bill last Thursday after the House passed it on July 25. It...
by ADC | Aug 4, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Air Force has announced that all of its wings take a one-day operations stand-down over the next 45 days to address a concerning rise in suicides across the service, Military.com reported. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein issued the directive for the...
by ADC | Aug 1, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate passed the comprehensive $2.7 trillion two-year spending agreement Thursday that will temporarily suspend the debt ceiling to avert a looming government default while lifting discretionary spending limits for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021. The vote was 67-28...
by ADC | Aug 1, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The new U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) is expected to launch within weeks according to a top-ranking Pentagon official, Air Force Times reported Wednesday. Vice Adm. David Kriete, deputy commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), spoke with reporters saying...
