military construction

Defense Committee Leaders against Using Milcon Money for Border Wall 0
- Congress/DoD, DC360
- February 12, 2019
The chairs and ranking members of both armed services committees have said they oppose using military construction money to help build a southern border wall if President Trump declares a national emergency. “If it becomes necessary, I think Trump might use the emergency,” Senate Armed Services Chair Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) told reporters Tuesday at the
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DOD Could Make Milcon Funds Available for Wall, Officials Say 0
- Congress/DoD
- January 11, 2019
With no end in sight to the standoff between the White House and congressional Democrats over ending the partial government shutdown, it is becoming increasingly likely that President Trump declares a national emergency to obtain the funds to build a border wall without congressional authorization. One option the White House is considering is tapping unobligated
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Impacts from Hurricane Florence Continue to Hamper Marine Corps Training 0
- Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- January 10, 2019
Recovery from Hurricane Florence, which damaged 800 buildings and thousands of homes at three Marine Corps installations in coastal North Carolina in September, will take years to complete, Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) said Wednesday. Several headquarters buildings, training facilities and aircraft hangers at Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station New River, and MCAS Cherry
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New Congress, Same Leaders atop Senate Defense, Milcon Spending Panels 0
- Congress/DoD
- January 10, 2019
The Senate Appropriations Committee will see only a handful of new subcommittee chairs in the 116th Congress, with the Republican and Democratic leaders of the defense and military construction panels remaining the same, Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced Wednesday. John Boozman (R-Ark.) will chair the military Construction and Veterans
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Milcon Budget Stays out of the Crosshairs for Now 0
- Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- January 9, 2019
DOD’s military construction budget sidestepped the prospect of being used to fund a border wall for the time being, after President Trump prior to addressing the nation Tuesday night decided against declaring a national emergency as a way to obtain funding for the barrier absent congressional approval. But with no clear path for ending the
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Florida Lawmakers Urge Congress to Support Request for $2B to Begin Rebuilding Tyndall AFB 0
- Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- December 18, 2018
Florida’s two senators and the congressman representing the area neighboring Tyndall AFB last week asked House and Senate appropriators to support the Air Force’s request for $2 billion to repair buildings that can be saved after Hurricane Michael swept through the installation in October and begin the planning necessary to rebuild other facilities. “We urge
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