by ADC | Jan 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said the Army is in an age of transformation where big changes are more important than incremental improvements. McConville made the remarks Tuesday at an event hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army, according to an AUSA...
by ADC | Jan 8, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families
Moving company headaches continue for military families relocating their belongings to a new station, a new DOD inspector general report concludes. The report, released Wednesday, said about 41% of personal property moves are late, and about 21% result in damaged or...
by ADC | Dec 10, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Energy, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
The House will consider a final version of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday. The deal announced by negotiators in the House and Senate authorizes $735 billion in DOD spending and $8 billion for related programs in other departments....
by ADC | Oct 23, 2019 | DC360, Military Families, On Base
Continued unemployment and underemployment among military spouses are hurting families and pose retention problems, experts said this week at a Brookings Institution event. “We have to find ways to put military spouses to work so that our families, not only are we...
by ADC | Oct 16, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Pentagon’s inspector general is evaluating DOD’s use of PFAS chemicals that has seeped into water supplies of communities across the nation, including many near military installations, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. The military’s watchdog agency will...