by ADC | Sep 30, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
A bipartisan group of 31 lawmakers sent a letter to the House and Senate Armed Services Committee chairs urging them to secure a proposal that would provide extra funds to low-income military families, Military.com reported. “Military hunger and troop readiness...
by ADC | Sep 30, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Privatized housing residents on nearly 50 Army installations cited concerns with health and safety issues such as lead-based paint and asbestos, the toxic building material linked to lung cancer, according to a recent report from the Department of the Army Inspector...
by ADC | Sep 29, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The stopgap continuing resolution was signed into law Friday, according to a senior administration official, providing Congress fiscal 2019 funding until Nov. 21 to finish annual appropriations bills, CQ reported Friday. Meanwhile, House and Senate appropriations...
by ADC | Sep 26, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate approved a stopgap continuing resolution Thursday to avoid a looming government shutdown when fiscal 2020 kicks off next week, The Hill reported. The temporary spending bill cleared the upper chamber on an 82-15 vote and will be sent to the White House to...
by ADC | Sep 26, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate voted to confirm Air Force Gen. John Hyten as the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CQ reported. The 75-22 vote promotes Hyten to the become DOD’s second highest-ranking military officer. Hyten has a decorated, decades-long career at the...