by ADC | Apr 14, 2019 | DC360, On Base
A memo issued by Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan Thursday orders the Pentagon to prepare a list by May 10 which military construction projects could be delayed toward redirecting $3.6 billion a border barrier, according to Task and Purpose. The memo to DOD...
by ADC | Mar 6, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
It seems likely the Senate next week will follow the House in passing a joint resolution to nullify the national emergency designation President Trump declared to get funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. “The question really for us to consider in this body is not...
by ADC | Feb 24, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
DOD may commit to help with border construction projects for two to three years, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told reporters Saturday after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas, according to a DOD transcript. Shanahan is tasked with finding...
by ADC | Feb 21, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Pentagon still has not announced what military construction money it will move around to fund the border wall, which President Trump declared a national emergency to build. Here’s the latest: The Pentagon has asked the Department of Homeland Security to explain...
by ADC | Feb 12, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The chairs and ranking members of both armed services committees have said they oppose using military construction money to help build a southern border wall if President Trump declares a national emergency. “If it becomes necessary, I think Trump might use the...
