Marine Corps Plans to Expand Use of Partnership Authority following Early Success
- Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- April 12, 2017
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DOD Shouldn’t Get Used to Regular Order for Its Next Spending Bill0
- Congress/DoD
- October 10, 2018
The Pentagon obtained a historic, 10 percent jump in its topline funding in fiscal 2018 and a further increase this year following a two-year budget deal lawmakers reached in February, but a possible change in control of the House and the return of the statutory spending caps could upset Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ plans to
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Around Town: DOD Can Say Sayonara to CRs; Immigrant Investor Program Gains Short-Term Extension0
- Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD
- October 1, 2018
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a two-bill spending package that fully funds the Pentagon in fiscal 2019, lifting defense officials from the challenge of coping with short-term spending measures for the first time in 10 years. The legislation’s enactment marks a rare achievement, especially after the president one week earlier signed a three-bill package
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House Passes FY’19 Defense Spending Package, Sending it to White House0
- Congress/DoD
- September 27, 2018
The Pentagon is on the cusp of receiving a full-year spending measure for fiscal 2019 after the House on Wednesday easily adopted the conference report for a two-bill spending package covering the defense and labor-HHS-education titles. The legislation, which provides $606.5 billion for the base defense budget and $67.9 billion in overseas contingency funds, now
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Around Town: Army Falls Short of Target End Strength; President to Sign Defense Spending Package, Thornberry Believes0
- Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- September 26, 2018
The Army failed to meets in end-of-the-year target for active-duty end strength as a healthy job market prevented the service from adding 7,500 soldiers to reach 483,500 by the end of fiscal 2018. As a result, the Army’s active-duty end strength remains at 476,000, unchanged from one year ago, reports Army Times. The FY 2019
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On the Hill: Trump Signs FY’19 Milcon Minibus; Congress May Send White House DOD Spending Bill before Week’s End0
- Congress/DoD
- September 24, 2018
President Trump on Friday signed the first batch of fiscal 2019 spending bills Congress is planning to send his way by Oct. 1, providing full-year appropriations for the military construction-Veterans Affairs, energy-water and legislative branch titles. The conference report for the three-bill minibus allocates $10.3 billion for military construction and family housing programs next year,
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Army Corps Reorganization Would Impact Installation Support, Spending Panels Say0
- Congress/DoD
- September 24, 2018
Lawmakers who negotiated the compromise military construction-Veterans Affairs spending bill weighed in on the administration’s proposal to shift the Army Corps of Engineers’ civil works program to two other agencies, the Transportation and Interior departments. “The conferees are opposed to the reorganization as it could ultimately have impacts for implementation of the military construction, BRAC
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