BRAC

Fort Knox has its own booster club

Fort Knox has a different mission than it historically did. That’s because of the work the Base Realignment and Closure Commission did in the early 2000s.

Defense

Senators want to disband VA review committee, before it’s even formed

Federal Newscast

Army

Army plans new industry engagements to ‘digitize’ its bases

Army

Congress gives DoD big boost for facility upkeep, but not enough to fix deteriorating buildings

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Army installations commander says time to scrap 2005 concept that created joint bases

Defense

DoD skips BRAC request in 2019 budget

Defense

DoD requests biggest budget ever, citing need to recover from years of budget caps

Defense

VA Secretary: ‘Are there better ways to run the VA?’

DoD says it has 19 percent more facilities than it needs, even assuming a larger military

Defense

Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)
(Getty Images/Bill Clark)

Lawmakers, VSOs coming around on BRAC-like process for VA but still disagree over details

Veterans Affairs

No path to $700 billion for DoD in 2018, top lawmaker says

Congress

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo, hands type on a computer keyboard in Los Angeles. Hackers have gained access to OneLogin, an online password manager that offers a single sign-on to multiple websites and services. The breach raises questions about the security of other accounts kept with OneLogin. According to published reports, OneLogin informed customers that the breach included the ability to access encrypted data; passwords are typically stored that way. OneLogin didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Technical snafu involving security contractor exposes thousand of former servicemembers’ personal info

In today’s Federal Newscast, the security contractor TigerSwan says a former recruiting vendor accidentally made thousands of its resume files publicly…

Federal Newscast

DoD is backing McCain’s BRAC amendment, Thornberry open to BRAC

The Defense Department is trying a new tactic on its plea for base realignment and closure.

Defense

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, talks to the committee's ranking member Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Navy Secretary nominee Richard Spencer. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

McCain, Reed float trial balloon for another BRAC round

DoD Reporter's Notebook

The top two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are floating a proposal that would finally allow another round of military base closures several years from now. Here’s how it would work.