by ADC | Apr 29, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said he would “strongly consider” accepting the Secretary of the Air Force post if President Donald Trump offered him the role, responding to questions during a Fox News interview Saturday. “If the president would determine I would be the...
by ADC | Apr 28, 2019 | DC360, On Base
The House Appropriations Committee will begin markups of fiscal 2020 spending bills next week including the Military Construction-VA spending bill, Roll Call reported Friday. A separate statement released by the House Military Construction-VA Appropriations...
by ADC | Apr 25, 2019 | DC360, On Base
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has been cleared in the Pentagon inspector general’s probe around his close ties to his former employer Boeing, according to a report detailing the investigation. The 47-page report found no evidence Shanahan used his DOD...
by ADC | Apr 22, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Pentagon’s budget is expected to grow in 2020 for the fifth consecutive year as lawmakers push for increases despite recent pushback by congressional liberals and deficit hawks, according to a Washington Post report. The White House’s 2020 budget request includes...
by ADC | Apr 17, 2019 | DC360, On Base
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is seeking to establish middle ground between the White House and the Democrat-controlled House for a bipartisan deal on fiscal spending limits for next year, The Hill reported Wednesday. Democrats are pressing that any...