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Recent commentary on Army lodging program asks the wrong question
It’s the nature of privatization that once you have done it, it’s difficult to turn back.
By Everett Kelley
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What the GAO lodging report got right — and where it missed the mark
A GAO report on the Army's privatized lodging program incorrectly portrays the data, says Lendlease's senior vice president in this commentary.
By Gretchen Turpen
Getting away from ‘anything goes’: Military leaders set data standards for joint war fighting
The CIO/J-6 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called top data leaders to Aberdeen Proving Ground to set data standards and boost cooperation on Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
By Andrew Eversden
Private military housing companies face questions about military families with disabled members
Senators say the housing companies “do not appear to be following federal laws that protect persons with disabilities.”
By Karen Jowers
3 Kentucky National Guard soldiers convicted in 2017 sexual assault
Three of four National Guard soldiers accused of involvement in a 2017 sexual assault case have pleaded guilty in Kentucky to misdemeanor sexual misconduct charges.
Mold, vermin in military housing: Companies aren’t off the hook, lawmakers say
Lawmakers want more progress in getting rid of mold, vermin in military housing
By Karen Jowers
Rising costs, dwindling recruit numbers, increasing demands may bring back the military draft
The All-Volunteer Force Forum advocates for reinstating the military draft.
By Todd South
Flag-waving man in 1991 photo returns to what’s left of carrier Saratoga
The image has long outlasted that day's news cycle: When Matt Miller meets someone with a connection to the Saratoga, they usually remember that photo.
By Matt Soergel, (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union via the AP
DNA leads to arrest 34 years after Navy recruit’s slaying
Thomas Garner, 59, was arrested in Jacksonville, Florida on Wednesday for the 1984 slaying of Pamela Cahanes, said Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma.
Commentary: Japan, Taiwan must re-evaluate how they’re intercepting Chinese threats
China has been sending ships and aircraft around Taiwan and Japan, and those U.S. allies are intercepting every one. But it's being done at too high a cost.
By Dennis Blair
Trump nominates former Army captain as new top benefits official for VA
President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Army veteran Paul Lawrence for the post that has been open since October 2015.
MEDAL: Taking a hard look at a modern-day draft
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Dennis Laich is one of the nation’s most aggressive advocates of abandoning the all-volunteer force and returning to conscription.
By Military Times Editors