Inflation Bonuses Cut from Defense Bill, But Other Allowances Boosted Some of the lowest-paid service members will not get a special bonus to help cope with inflation under a compromise defense...
Citing Growing Threat from China, Space Force Leaders Say They Need More Money The Space Force asked for $24.5 billion in its 2023 budget request, a 40% increase from the previous year.
Bill to Keep Government from Shutting Down Leaves Out Afghan Refugees Despite Vet Protest The Afghan Adjustment Act would have provided a streamlined way for Afghans who were evacuated after the fall of Kabul to...
House Approves Higher Inflation Bonuses as Sweeping Defense Bill Advances The Pentagon would have the ability to give low-paid service members inflation bonuses as high as economic conditions warrant...
Pay Bumps to Counter Suicides in Alaska and on Ships in Yard 'Unnecessary,' According to White House The proposals for Arctic pay and complex overhaul pay were spurred by waves of suicides among service members in Alaska and...
Inflation Bonuses for Troops Make it into Sweeping Defense Bill Bonuses to help low-paid service members cope with rising consumer prices are a step closer to reality.
Navy Still Pouring Millions into Shipboard Laser Weapon Development The Navy's fiscal 2023 budget request calls for over $103 million to support a half-dozen laser weapon concepts, according to...
Troops Making Less than $45,000 Would Get 'Inflation Bonus' Under House Proposal The proposed bonus of 2.4% was floated by Rep. Jared Golden as part of a proposed amendment to the $802 billion annual...
Senate Panel Adds Billions to Defense Budget But the Extra Money Wouldn’t Go to Troop Pay Raises A Senate panel has agreed to supersize President Biden’s defense budget request, but that money would not go toward a beefed...
Estimated Cost of Toxic Exposure Bill More Than One-Quarter Trillion Dollars But Bipartisan Backing Holds A sweeping Senate bill to grant benefits to millions of veterans exposed to toxins during their military service could cost...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
