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The Umatilla Chemical Depot (UMCD) is located in both Umatilla and Morrow Counties in eastern Oregon, approximately 170 miles east of Portland, Oregon and 35 miles from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). The September 2005 Defense...
The relocation of the U.S. Army Armor Center and School from Fort Knox, Kentucky to Fort Benning, Georgia/Alabama transforms Fort Benning into the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), becoming the installation that trains more soldiers than any other installation...
Military growth related to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 decisions at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) includes: the stand-up of the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Initial Joint Training Site (IJTS); and relocation of the U.S. Army's 7th Special...
Fort Gillem is a 1,427-acre supply depot established in 1941. It consists of 94 buildings, 11 of which are suitable for adaptive reuse by the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA). The Department of Defense recommended the closure of Fort Gillem under 2005 Base Realignment...
Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB) is located approximately five miles east-southeast of Bossier City. The host unit is the 2d Bomb Wing (2 BW), the oldest Bomb Wing in the Air Force. It is assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force. The...
Joint Base (JB) Langley-Eustis is located in Hampton and Newport News and under the jurisdiction of the U. S. Air Force 633rd Air Base Wing, Air Combat Command. JB Langley-Eustis was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations...OEA Announcements
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OEA Transportation Infrastructure Grants Approved
Monday, August 6, 2012
On August 6, 2012, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta announced two grants from the Office of Economic Adjustment, including a $40,000,000 grant to Montgomery County, Maryland for transportation access to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, and a $5,700,000 grant to the City of Lakewood, Washington for improvements to the Freedom Bridge overpass near the Madigan Army Medical Center gate. The Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission process increased personnel and traffic at both of these communities.
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Central Contractor Registry to be replaced by "SAM" will not be available after July 24, 2012
Monday, June 23, 2012
A new System for Award Management (SAM) will replace the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Federal Agency Registration (FedReg), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) on Monday, July 30th.
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El Paso Independent School District Grant Announcement
Release Date - Wednesday, June 20, 2012
News
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White House: Dire Cuts for Military, Domestic Programs as U.S. Steps Toward Fiscal Cliff
The Washington Post - September 14, 2012, By Rosalind S. Helderman
A new White House report paints dire consequences for virtually all areas of government operations, including the military, if Congress does not act to prevent deep, across-the-board spending cuts set to go into effect Jan. 2.
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DOD Met Annual Reporting Requirements and Improved Its Sustainable Ranges Report
U.S. Government Accountability Office - September 12, 2012, GAO-12-879R
What GAO Found
In our view, DOD's 2012 sustainable ranges report meets the annual statutory reporting requirements that DOD describe its progress in implementing its sustainable ranges plan and any additional actions taken or to be taken in addressing training constraints caused by limitations on the use of military lands, marine areas, and airspace. DOD's 2012 report also provides updates to several elements of the plan that the act required DOD to include in its original submission in 2004. -
Sustained DOD Leadership Needed to Better Prepare for Future Contingencies
U.S. Government Accountability Office - September 12, 2012, GAO-12-1026T
What GAO Found
Future overseas contingencies are inherently uncertain, but effective planning for operational contract support can help reduce the risks posed by those uncertainties. The Department of Defense (DOD) has made an effort to emphasize the importance of operational contract support at the strategic level through new policy and guidance and ongoing efforts.
Jack Sprott