VA Wants Dramatic Budget Increase, Continuing Trend of Soaring Spending VA Secretary Denis McDonough urged Congress to back a massive funding increase to boost efforts in homelessness assistance...
Biden's 1st Budget Request Sidelines Defense Spending in Favor of Massive Domestic Investments President Joe Biden issued his first budget proposal, requesting $753 billion for defense-related spending, an essentially...
DoD Spent Hundreds of Millions on Air Transport in Afghanistan -- But Didn't Ask Allies for Repayment From September 2017 through September 2020, the U.S. military paid $773 million for air transportation provided to U.S...
Here's What It Costs to Keep US Troops in Japan and South Korea The United States spent more than $34 billion to maintain military presences in Japan and South Korea between 2016 and 2019.
Republicans Rebuke Call from 50 Democrats to Gut DoD Spending Republicans have been pushing to boost the defense budget by 3% to 5% to grow capabilities in cyber, space and naval warfare.
Stop Throwing Money Down F-35 'Rathole,' Top Lawmaker Says Rep. Adam Smith is questioning how the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program fits into the Defense Department's future strategy.
Republicans Call on Biden to Boost Pentagon Spending to Combat China The lawmakers cited the need to grow capabilities in cyber, space and naval warfare.
The US Military May Dodge Significant Budget Cuts, to the Ire of Progressives A lack of big surprises in the next budget potentially sets up a fight between Democrats on Capitol Hill.
The VA's Budget Has Quintupled in 20 Years. Veterans Groups Want Billions More Veterans advocates are calling for an $11 billion increase in the Department of Veterans Affairs budget.
Trump Threatens to Veto Defense Bill, This Time over China President Donald Trump has issued a new threat to veto the $740 billion defense policy bill.
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...
