{"id":75570,"date":"2023-09-29T21:09:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T21:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/29\/move-decisively-to-fix-troops-barracks-lawmakers-tell-austin\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:04:24","slug":"move-decisively-to-fix-troops-barracks-lawmakers-tell-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/09\/29\/move-decisively-to-fix-troops-barracks-lawmakers-tell-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Move decisively\u2019 to fix troops\u2019 barracks, lawmakers tell Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to fix the dire condition of military barracks \u2014 and quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe trust that you will move decisively to ensure each junior enlisted member of the Armed Forces has a safe, habitable room to return to when the duty day ends,\u201d the 17 lawmakers wrote in the letter dated Sept. 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs Secretary, you are responsible for the welfare of these service members. This is a failure of leadership that cannot be ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They cited a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/09\/20\/poor-oversight-leaves-military-barracks-in-dire-condition-report-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">recent report by the Government Accountability Office<\/a> that detailed numerous problems with the barracks that included rooms with pervasive mold, doors that don\u2019t lock, a lack of air conditioning or heat, contaminated water, and dysfunctional plumbing. In one case, squatters moved into the barracks. In another example, base officials told auditors that service members are responsible for cleaning biological waste that may remain in a barracks room after a suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is reprehensible, and we expect you to take expeditious and appropriate action to hold those personnel accountable and ensure service members are receiving the support they might require after that experience,\u201d the lawmakers wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter, led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.; Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif.; and Rep. 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