by ADC | Apr 17, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, PFAS, Water
DOD will expand its study of water systems on and near installations after new, stricter federal standards on PFAS were released last week, as Military.com reported. The Environmental Protection Agency “issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking...
by ADC | Apr 17, 2024 | Congress/DoD, DCIP, OLDCC, On Base
The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation is hosting a webinar April 18 at 3 p.m. Eastern time for community organizations considering submitting a proposal for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program. OLDCC officials will discuss the proposal process...
by ADC | Apr 17, 2024 | Defense Communities National Summit, News from ADC, On Base
Don’t miss this coverage of last week’s Defense Communities National Summit. “Housing, child care, good schools help military readiness, advocates contend during defense summit” (Stars and Stripes) “Feds to make moving government jobs abroad easier for military...
by ADC | Apr 16, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Education, On Base
Universal pre-K will be available at almost all DOD Education Activity primary schools starting with the 2024-25 school year, Military Times reported. DODEA piloted the program in 2023 at a school on a base in Japan. In the upcoming school year, it will add 79 schools...
by ADC | Apr 16, 2024 | ADC50, News from ADC, On Base
As ADC plans for its 50th anniversary in 2026, it’s forming three workgroups for members to help shape the organization’s future. For more information on each workgroup and to volunteer, check out the links below: Future of Military Community Collaboration Working...
by ADC | Apr 16, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, REPI
The DOD Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative recently released its annual report to Congress. The report highlights REPI successes in fiscal year 2023, including protecting more than 1.2 million acres of land at 124 locations across 37 states and...
by ADC | Apr 15, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, NDAA, On Base, Quality of Life
The House Armed Services Committee Quality of Life Panel released a report including more than 30 recommendations to improve quality of life for service members and military families. Among the recommendations in the report are: a 15% basic pay increase for junior...
by ADC | Apr 15, 2024 | GADC, On Base
Elizabeth City, North Carolina; Black Hills Region, South Dakota; and Fort Smith, Arkansas last week were named to the 2024 class of Great American Defense Communities. Watch the announcement video. The Great American Defense Communities program from the Association...
by ADC | Apr 15, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Israel-Hamas, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Iran’s attack on Israel early Sunday has added new urgency to a long-delayed House vote to provide aid to allies, including Israel and Ukraine. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday he plans to hold a vote on security assistance this week, as AP reported....
by ADC | Apr 12, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is negotiating with the White House on a package that would include additional aid to Ukraine along with Republican policy provisions to make it palatable to Johnson’s Republican colleagues, AP reported. Johnson is traveling to...