House Panel Seeks to Increase Army Ranks by 45,000 Soldiers The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has introduced a bill that would increase the U.S. Army by 45K soldiers.
Congress May Not Require Women to Register for Draft Congress appears to favor another study commission rather than taking a vote on the issue of having women register for the...
Service Leaders Divided on Closing Bases to Cut Costs The Army is adamant: It needs to close bases to save money, and it needs to do it now. The Air Force may also be open to the...
Conservative Group Calls for Curbing Troops' Housing Allowances A conservative think tank is calling for reducing the cost of troop housing allowances as part of the fiscal 2018 budget.
Mattis: Lawmakers in Congress Have Let Troops Down Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ripped Congress Monday for letting sequestration budget caps continue.
Panetta Hits Sequestration Cuts at House Hearing Members of the House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs committees found their own opposition to sequestration cuts echoed...
Senate Passes Bill to Pay Military in Shutdown The Senate on Monday followed the House's lead in clearing the way for servicemembers and Defense Department civilians to...
VA Mum on Bill That Offered Shutdown Protection The VA still cannot say if it backs legislation that would provide the agency full funding a year in advance.
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...
Pentagon Drops Coverage of GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds for Medicare-Eligible Retirees Tricare officials said the Defense Health Agency is eliminating coverage for its Tricare for Life beneficiaries and others to...
New Work Rules Could Deny Food Stamps to Thousands of Veterans Able-bodied SNAP recipients who are between 18 and 54 and don't have children have always been required to work. Veterans...
Trump's Federal Law-Enforcement Crackdown Ripples Through DC Neighborhoods The White House has credited Trump's crackdown with hundreds of arrests, while local officials have criticized the aggressive...
How an Australian Potato Farmer Changed Running Forever Released in 2013, the movie “Cliffy” chronicles Australian Cliff Young’s rise from a potato farmer to an ultramarathoner and...