Congress Just Might Pass the Defense Budget Bill on Time This Year Congress could hit the deadline for passing a military budget bill for the first time since 1996.
All Military Services Get Failing Grade in First-Ever Audit of Pentagon SecDef Jim Mattis said the audit identified "multiple material weaknesses" but few savings opportunities.
Air Force Overhaul Plan that Brings Back Warrant Officers Draws Scrutiny from Capitol Hill A bipartisan agreement to fund the Pentagon for the remainder of this fiscal year that was approved by Congress included a...
Money for Coast Guard Icebreaker, Key to Added Arctic Presence, Included in Newly Passed Funding After repeated requests, the Coast Guard finally will be able to buy a commercially available icebreaker.
Money for 5.2% Troop Pay Raise, Enlisted Hardship Bonuses Included in Last-Minute Government Funding Bill Lawmakers have unveiled an agreement to provide the Pentagon with $825 billion for this fiscal year that eschews...
12,000 More Visas for Afghans Who Helped US Military Included in New Funding Deal While short of the 20,000 visas they were originally pushing for, supporters of the Special Immigrant Visa, or SIV, program...
White House Proposes Huge Increase in War Funding The White House on Monday proposed a massive increase in the fiscal 2020 budget for Overseas Contingency Operations.
VA's Proposed 2025 Budget Includes Increases for Construction, Caregivers and More The proposal, part of President Joe Biden's $7.3 trillion budget package, could result in the largest VA budget to date if...
More Military Quality-of-Life Improvements Needed, Lawmakers Say, But Budget Caps They Passed Stand in the Way Among the quality-of-life funding included in the request is money for a 4.5% pay raise for troops, $2.35 billion for Army...
Space Force Is Facing Its First-Ever Budget Cuts Just as Space Threats from Abroad Are Growing The service, which was established in 2019, is requesting $29.4 billion for fiscal 2025, about $600 million -- or 2% -- less...
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...
