If Government Shuts Down, 'No One Gets Paid,' DoD Comptroller Says All military personnel, including troops in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, would go without pay in the event of a shutdown.
McCain Wants to Fire Those Responsible for Weapons Cost Overruns The chairman of the SASC is playing hardball with the DoD when it comes to acquisition programs that end up billions over...
Navy Wasted Enough on Continuing Resolutions to Buy F-35 Squadron "Since 2011, we have put $4 billion in a trash can, put lighter fluid on top of it and burned it," Navy Secretary Richard...
Report: Cost of Post-9/11 Wars To Taxpayers $23K Apiece A new estimate of the costs of the post-9/11 wars puts the total at $5.6 trillion, or $23,386 for each taxpayer. Read more.
Amid Shortfalls, Most USMC Requests for Ship Training Denied Last Year The Marine Corps says it needs 38 amphibious ships for missions around the globe; today, it has 32 with nearly half...
Navy Cutting Maintenance, Cannibalizing Planes Amid Readiness Crisis The head of naval aviation told Congress that ongoing aviation troubles, with high operational tempo and limited funding...
Lawmakers Back $400 Million for Possible A-10 Successor Key lawmakers support providing the Air Force with $400 million to explore buying a new light attack aircraft for missions in...
Budget Woes Threaten Marine Corps Plan to Defeat Enemy Drones A yearlong continuing resolution would threaten the Marine Corps' strategy to counter enemy unmanned aerial systems.
House Panel Backs Restoring Funds for Commissary Produce Shipments Fresh fruit and vegetable prices at commissaries in Asia and Guam could fall if a rule included in new legislation is...
Odierno: Sequestration Would Extend Deployments Soldiers preparing to deploy to Afghanistan may have to stay past 12 months if Congress allows cuts to begin next month.
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
