It comes as we’ve been investigating reports of unsafe living conditions like mold and sewage for military families living in homes operated by private housing companies on-base.
March 22, 2023 at 1:43 pm PDT
That OIG report found the “DoD lacked sufficient information to determine the association of adverse housing exposures to the occurrence of a medical event across the military services.” The letter asks for a “prompt response” from the DoD about how it is planning to track the full implementation of a system designed to gather this information, and about how the DoD will use that data.
It revealed military families have been dealing with repeated maintenance problems like mold and structural issues, and often face challenges when trying to resolve the issues.
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