Military Families

‘I’d Be Sympathetic’: 7 Moments from Tuesday’s HASC Hearing 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families
- April 2, 2019
Army and Air Force leaders testified before the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday. Here are some of the highlights, based on a CQ transcript: Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) asked whether DOD can adequately operate under a fiscal year 2020 appropriation of $733 billion, the amount House leaders have proposed. “I think the Army’s component of
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In Our Communities 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families
- March 24, 2019
Maine established a task force earlier this month to study PFAS contamination in drinking water, according to the Press Herald. “The EPA is dragging its feet on the issue, leaving states to take the lead,” Gov. Janet Mills (D) said in a statement…. Tensions have eased between Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and the local
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DOD to Set Up Sexual Assault Task Force at McSally’s Request 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families
- March 21, 2019
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is establishing a task force to help “eliminate sexual assault and sexual harassment in the United States military,” according to The Hill. The task force was requested this week by Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), a former Air Force squadron commander who recently announced she had been sexually assaulted in the service.
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Legislation Would Protect Families in Privatized Housing 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families
- March 19, 2019
A bipartisan proposal would give installation leaders and military families more protections against bad conditions in privatized military housing, according to Military Times. “It is unacceptable that some military families around the country have little or no recourse when private contractors provide substandard housing,” said Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.), who introduced the legislation in the
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Service Leaders Apologize for Housing Problems 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families
- March 7, 2019
Top military service leaders have zero tolerance for retaliation against service members who speak out about unsafe housing conditions, they told lawmakers Thursday, according to Military Times. “I want all of the soldiers out there to know their chain of command is now fully engaged,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said. “It’s our
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DoD Promises Lawmakers Water Cleanup 0
- Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families
- March 6, 2019
Lawmakers questioned DoD officials on the department’s long-delayed acknowledgement of PFAS-contaminated water on installations during a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing. “To put it charitably: it is unclear why DoD feels justified in passing the buck to the EPA,” subcommittee chairman Harley Rouda (D-Calif.) said, according to Military Times. “Particularly in light of
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