Barracks

The Pentagon received $1.2 billion from Congress last year for repairs to barracks around the world, which have been plagued for years by problems such as mold, insects, and safety hazards.

The Navy's drive to privatize barracks concerns some observers, who note problems with the military's earlier effort to privatize on-base family housing.

Mold has long been a problem at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. But when airmen started posting photos on Facebook, the Air Force stepped up its…