OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — The $1.3 billion construction of a new headquarters for the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base is being audited by the Defense Department.
The Omaha World-Herald reports Congress ordered the investigation because the cost of the project has grown nearly 10 percent and the project has fallen at least 20 months behind schedule because of design flaws and mold problems.
Auditors have already visited the site twice.
Col. John Hudson with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District says it’s not unusual for projects this big to be reviewed. The Corps is managing the project.
The building was originally scheduled to be done in September 2016. Now the Corps hopes to finish its work by this August.
Authorities used cellphone and financial records, and surveillance video to tie Mark Gooch to the crimes.
A special office will review sexual assault charges, but there's no accountability for state leadership if they don't call them.
The hike in seizures comes amid increased patrols in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
Lawmakers support the idea but face problems paying for the nearly $300 billion plan.
A Marine truck transporting troops outside of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, rolled over on the highway.
Tensions have been growing in recent months amid a Russian troop buildup near the Ukraine border.
Defense officials intend to reestablish the Resident Energy Conservation Program, which would monetarily reward tenants who conserve energy and charge more to those who don't. But details are scant.
I wonder what came first: the movie version informing real life or real life informing the movie version.
The hastily arranged trip aims to show U.S. support for Ukraine and impress on Russia the need for de-escalation.
Russia is sending troops from the country’s far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday.
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