appropriations

Rep. Charlie Dent, Milcon Spending Chair, Resigning Shortly 0
- Congress/DoD
- April 18, 2018
The departure of Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) from Congress creates some uncertainty as to who will replace him atop the House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee. Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.) appears to be next in line to take the gavel for the milcon panel. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) has more seniority on the full committee
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Services Turn to Demolition to Manage Excess Capacity 0
- Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- April 17, 2018
Without the prospect of a BRAC round to help the military services shed excess infrastructure, most have begun to budget larger sums to demolish facilities they no longer need. The Army has significantly increased spending to raze facilities since fiscal 2016, Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham, assistant chief of staff for installation management, told the House
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Eight Strategic Goals Intended to Deal with Pentagon’s Growing Facilities Backlog 0
- Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- April 16, 2018
To address a $116 billion backlog of outstanding facilities requirements while executing the National Defense Strategy, the department is focusing on a number of strategic objectives, including eliminating waste, seeking new opportunities for third-party partnerships and collaborating with defense communities, Lucian Niemeyer, assistant secretary for energy, installations and environment, told the House Military Construction and
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Installations Office Considering Options for Funding 37-Mile Stretch of Border Wall 0
- Congress/DoD
- April 16, 2018
The Pentagon’s installations office is studying options for funding the construction of a 37-mile section of a proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall along the Barry M. Goldwater Range in southwest Arizona. The department is authorized to spend congressional appropriations only on DOD property, Lucian Niemeyer, assistant secretary for energy, installations and environment, told the House Military
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DOD Looks to Congress for Direction on Eliminating Unneeded Capacity 0
- Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- April 13, 2018
During a hearing Thursday of the House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, DOD’s installations chief acknowledged the department’s recent failure to secure lawmakers’ support for a new round of base closures and reached out to find common ground on an approach that would allow the military to rightsize its infrastructure. “We realize we
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Ryan’s Successor Likely to Support a Robust Military 0
- Congress/DoD
- April 13, 2018
While House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has been a champion for military spending, and frequently cited the benefits the recent two-year budget agreement would provide the Pentagon in garnering support for the deal from skeptical Republicans in February, it’s not clear that his retirement at the end of the current session will significantly affect congressional
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