by ADC | Oct 7, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The new Space Development Agency (SDA) to speed deployment of up to 1,200 satellites will request nearly $11 billion over five years despite congressional doubts, Bloomberg reported Friday. Air Force leaders originally opposed the agency’s creation in March, but last...
by ADC | Oct 6, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is advancing a controversial plan to contract a single moving company to ship household goods for permanent change-of-station (PCS) moves, Military.com reported. The plan would replace more than 900 vendors who now ship goods...
by ADC | Oct 6, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base
Senior leaders at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., acknowledged last week that oversight of nearly 2,000 privatized military homes had slipped since DOD transferred family housing to private contractors 14 years ago, the Omaha World-Herald reported. At a command town hall...
by ADC | Oct 3, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Robert McMahon, assistant Defense Secretary for Sustainment, whose responsibilities include DOD’s recently established PFAS Task Force and resolving privatized military housing problems, has submitted his resignation effective Nov. 22, Task & Purpose reported....
by ADC | Oct 3, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Air Force has given a 90-day warning to Balfour Beatty Communities to develop a privatized military housing remediation plan for Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., The Oklahoman reported Wednesday. Acting Air Force Secretary Matt Donovan said at a Tuesday news...