by ADC | Jan 17, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Much of the federal government remains closed as President Trump and congressional Democrats continue a showdown over whether to fund a southern border wall. Friday is the 28th day of the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. The Democratic-led House...
by ADC | Jan 17, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
GOP Reps. Jack Bergman (Mich.) and Michael Waltz (Fla.) are joining the House Armed Services Committee…. Democratic Reps. Derek Kilmer (Wash.), Pete Aguilar (Calif.), Cheri Bustos (Ill.), Charlie Crist (Fla.) and Ann Kirkpatrick (Ariz.) are joining the Defense...
by ADC | Jan 16, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a three-week spending bill Wednesday, attaching it to a popular bill providing assistance aid for those affected by natural disasters. Senate Republican leaders continue to say they will not bring a spending bill to the floor...
by ADC | Jan 16, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base
This is the first time active-duty service members have missed a paycheck during a government shutdown, Commandant Karl Schultz said in a note to Coast Guard members this week. Lawmakers are discussing legislation that would fund the Coast Guard payroll during the...
by ADC | Jan 16, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
An advisory panel established by Congress said this week that the Pentagon needs more flexibility in acquisitions and in finding other U.S. companies from which to buy products, services and weapons systems. In its third of three reports, the Section 809 panel...
