military housing

Air Force investing in privatized housing, lawmakers are not sold on the idea

The Air Force requests $140 million for privatized family housing projects at two of its bases in fiscal 2025. Lawmakers are not quite sold on the idea.

Defense

Military construction budget prioritizes housing, shipyard infrastructure

Defense

Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy

DoD slated to receive over $18B for military construction initiatives

Federal Newscast

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New DoD strategy gets after housing on military installations

Defense

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DoD has ‘a lot of work to do’ to fix military housing

Defense

Army

Lawmakers seek to help military families with housing, childcare, meals

Defense News

‘We lost the bubble’: Defense officials acknowledge chronic underfunding that’s caused health, safety risks in military barracks

Defense News

Both Virginia senators call out DoD for foot-dragging reforms to privatized military housing

Federal Newscast

In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, housing for service members is shown at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode

Defense

A smaller scale replica of the Marine Corps War Memorial statue stands near the parade ground at the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Parris Island, S.C. The threat of rising seas is encroaching upon one of America's most storied military installations, where thousands of recruits are molded into Marines each year. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Marine Corps hits its retention goals for the first time in a decade

Federal Newscast

FILE - Fort Bragg shown, Feb. 3, 2022, in Fort Bragg, N.C. An independent commission is recommending new names for nine Army posts that were commemorated Confederate officers. Among their recommendations: Fort Bragg would become Fort Liberty and Fort Gordon would become Fort Eisenhower. The recommendations are the latest step in a broader effort by the military to confront racial injustice. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Solving military housing stress with workforce housing on-demand

Commentary

Army starting probe into new military housing issue reports, lawmakers want answers from other services

The lawmakers also want to know if DoD needs any legal authorities to better oversight.

Defense

Agencies get new workforce priorities to focus on for next few years

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management released a new federal workforce plan.

Federal Newscast

OPM wants to help formerly incarcerated people find work in federal government

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management is giving formerly incarcerated individuals an opportunity to join the federal workforce.