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The Army made “significant improvements” in barracks and housing though the “inventory of facilities in poor or failing condition grew from 22 to 25 percent this past year,” Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham, assistant chief of staff for installation management, told Congress.
There are 58 Army projects included in the 2018 NDAA, 34 for the Regular Army, 15 for the Army National Guard and nine for the Army Reserve.
A House committee has approved a $924 million Army construction budget for fiscal year 2018, $3 million more than requested by the Trump administration.