Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Address Military Housing Conditions

A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both houses of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Defense (DoD) requesting that it address poor living conditions at military bases. The July 9 letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was signed by three senators and three members of the House of Representatives. The lawmakers cited a recent investigation by the Project on Government Oversight, which indicated that many families who live in private housing on and off base are exposed to unsafe conditions. The report found that unsafe and unsanitary conditions, including toxic mold, were found in military housing, and those living in such homes had few options to hold accountable the private companies that own the homes....