Mil.housing ‘intense campaign’

WASHINGTON - Robert H. McMahon, the assistant secretary of defense for sustainment, testified before the House Armed Services Committee’s readiness subcommittee April 4. DoD and the services are aware of problems in privatized military housing, and have embarked on a series of house calls to let families know they’re going to fix issues. DoD site visits to military housing. for first-hand accounts of problems, is one step being taken to ensure families have safe places to live. McMahon said DoD has an open-door policy when it comes to reporting housing issues, and complaints are taken seriously and being acted upon. The undersecretary of the Navy told lawmakers that the service is reaching out to “every single person in the Navy and Marine Corps who lives in privatized housing.” They have identified about 4,700 issues, and some 7,000 personal visits have been made to family housing. Nearly 50,000 Air Force families have been contacted and interviewed regarding their concerns. Some 4,700 work orders have been opened to address issues. The Army has also stepped up efforts to correct any housing problems by visiting 87,000 on-post homes. (Source: Defense.gov 04/09/19)