CNO Says Navy Department Has Strong Case for Getting Bigger Slice of Defense Budget Gilday has for more than a year said his service needs a bigger portion of the budget to build more ships and submarines.
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.
Naval Academy Superintendent, First Woman in Post, Replaced Early by Marine General Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, who currently oversees the Marine Corps' personnel directorate, has been nominated to replace...
National Guard Officer's Promotion Stalled by California Senator Protesting LA Military Deployment A hold cannot prevent a nominee from being confirmed, but it means the Senate cannot use the expedited procedures it normally...
As Corps Gets Stretched Thin by Mounting Missions, Top Enlisted Leader Focused on Basics for Marines Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz has been vocal about a multibillion-dollar barracks effort meant to fix disintegrating housing, as well...
Additional Military Bases in New Jersey, Indiana Set to Host Migrant Detention Camps Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, colloquially referred to as "Fort Dix," in New Jersey and Camp Atterbury in Indiana, both...
Fort Carson Soldier Accused of Kidnapping, Sexual Assault in Colorado Springs Records given to The Gazette by Fort Carson officials show Meade is a mechanic in the 4th Infantry Division for their...
