No New Tricare Fees in Proposed DoD Budget The Pentagon takes a break from hiking health care enrollment fees and co-pays.
Bill Would Allow Troops to Keep Blown-Up Protective Gear as a Memento A provision in the defense budget bill aims to make it easier to donate protective gear to the service members who wore it.
Massive Relief Bill Would Triple Military Hospital Beds, Fund Guard Deployments The measure would give the DoD $1.5 billion to open expeditionary hospitals as experts warn bed space will fall short.
The Coast Guard Has Billions in Overdue Maintenance, and Lawmakers Are Concerned Congress appropriated about $12.2 billion for the Coast Guard in fiscal 2020.
Navy Defends Cutting 36 Super Hornets from Budget Amid Strike Fighter Shortfall A top Navy modernization official had to justify the service's decision to kill plans to build 36 new F/A-18 Super Hornets.
Navy Leaders Left Out of Talks to Cut Shipbuilding, Move Funds to Pay for Border Wall Navy leaders said they weren't consulted about billions being pulled out of military funds to pay for border barriers.
More Marine Corps Personnel Cuts Are Coming, Commandant Says The plan to shed thousands from the Marine Corps' ranks won't be the only cut, the service's top general told lawmakers.
Army Restores Money for Infantry Squad Vehicle in Fiscal 2021 Budget The list of restored programs adds up to $194.9 million that was previously cut.
Proposed VA Budget Would Increase Funding for Cancer Treatment The investment would go toward VA's precision oncology program, which moves away from one-size-fits-all cancer treatments.
Navy, Marine Corps Racing to Cut $40 Billion in Spending The acting SecNav has ordered brass to find ways to shift billions away from outdated programs to pay for high-ticket items.
Army Eyeing Replacement for M240B Machine Gun Dubbed the Future Medium Machine Gun, or FMMG, the new weapon will mirror the M240B in function as a machine gun primarily...
Burn Pit Exposure Linked to Higher Rates of Mental Health Disorders, Brain Injury A new study also confirms earlier research on a connection between burn pit exposure and suicide.
The Cost of Spouse Volunteerism Military spouses are often encouraged to pursue volunteerism as a way to stay professionally relevant during relocations and...
Decried as 'Garden State Gulag,' New Jersey Military Base that Will House Undocumented Immigrants Faces Continued Criticism The South Jersey military base that'll become a deportation center for undocumented immigrants has earned a new and...
Marine Officer Who Faced Charges for Criticizing Military Leaders Now Leads Promotion Review Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical...