Marine Corps Plans to Expand Use of Partnership Authority following Early Success
- Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- April 12, 2017
There are just a few days left to get special registration rates for ADC’s Installation Innovation Forum. Early Bird registration ends Friday. The event runs Feb. 10-12, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas. It will include more than 50 in-depth discussions on such topics as housing, installation resilience, quality of life, National Guard mission support, defense
READ MOREA new report shows that innovative community partnerships can go beyond shared municipal services to have an even greater impact on military readiness, environmental resilience and family support. ADC’s new report, “The Innovators: Five Projects Defining Military-Community Innovation,” features case studies from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Fort Carson, Colo., and
READ MOREDOD’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program (REPI) is using an authority Congress recently extended to enhance installation resilience, the office wrote in its newly released 2019 Report to Congress. “Protecting these lands using the REPI program is a more cost-effective approach to sustain military readiness for the Department and the taxpayer,” the report says.
READ MOREInstallation Innovation Forum 2019 is almost sold out one week before installation leaders, community members, DOD officials and others meet in Miami March 4-6. Pre-event registration closes Wednesday. Prices increase for attendees registering on site. Get all the latest updates at installationinnovation.org.
READ MOREMichael Mendelevitz is managing director of ESOP Advisors. On Base: What role do contractors play in base innovation? Mendelevitz: Outside contracts can bring new and innovative solutions tried and tested in the commercial sector to solve government-specific issues. Contractors are responsible for a range of activities at military installations, from vehicle maintenance and logistics to
READ MORESal Nodjomian is executive vice president of Matrix Design Group. On Base: How will innovations change the way installations and communities work together? Nodjomian: Innovation between installations and communities means increased inter-dependency by coalescing intellectual, virtual, and physical resources through partnerships and agreements. Old paradigms are shifting. Empowered installation commanders and increasingly educated community leaders
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