DoD 'tenant bill' almost ready

The Defense Department’s Tenant Bill of Rights, for military families living in privatized base housing, is “just about ready to” be released, Acting Air Force Secretary Matt Donovan said Sept. 17 at an AF town hall meeting at AFA’s 2019 Air, Space & Cyber Conference. “We’ve been working closely with the project owners and the privatized housing managers and with Congress because they’re very interested in this as well,” he said. The AF’s plan to get Congressional backing was first reported by Reuters in February, and a draft version of the joint document was released March 6. The four service secretaries have also been meeting with project owners quarterly to “go over what we feel they should be doing in order to fulfill their obligations on their side of it,” so they can ensure that DoD provides “the appropriate oversight at the housing management offices.” Improving privatized housing is “not a one and done,” he said, but the AF will keep a focus on it to ensure the health and safety of the airmen residing on base. (Source: AF Magazine 09/18/19)