Short-Term Funding No Solution to Long-Term Needs of Nation's Military While the government will not be shutting down for the holidays as some feared, some members of the military said the short...
Biden Signs a Bill Averting a Government Shutdown for Now, with Israel and Ukraine Aid Still Stalled President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with...
Dissent Over US Policy in the Israel-Hamas War Stirs Unusual Public Protests From Federal Employees One open letter had been endorsed by 650 staffers of diverse religious backgrounds from more than 30 federal agencies.
Tax-Free Pay, 2-Year Leave of Absence for Parents Among Ideas Being Floated by House's Military Quality-of-Life Panel The quality-of-life panel was formed this congressional session to provide recommendations that could be included in next...
Congress Has Plan to Avert Shutdown, But It's About to Make Pentagon Budgeting Even More Complicated Military construction funding would expire earlier than the rest of the Pentagon budget under legislation on track to become...
After 9,000 Guardsmen Weren't Paid Owed Bonuses, House Lawmakers Say They Want Answers A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter to the National Guard's commanding officer, demanding answers for the...
Veteran Psychedelic Therapy Gets Cautious Support at First House Hearing of Its Kind Since 1960s The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health heard from expert witnesses at the VA and veterans groups on potential...
'Complex' Calls to VA Crisis Line Being Handed Off to Understaffed, Undertrained Unit, Whistleblowers Allege Whistleblowers have told Congress that callers to the Veterans Crisis Line who present difficult cases are being transferred...
Democratic Plan to End Senate Blockade of Military Promotions Takes Critical Step Forward The Senate Rules Committee voted along party lines to advance the "standing order resolution" to circumvent Tuberville's hold...
Pentagon Abortion Policy at Center of Senate Fight Expected to Cost Just $1 Million a Year, Analysis Says The low estimated cost relative to the Pentagon's more than $800 billion budget is unlikely to shift the political debate...
DoDEA America's Chief of Staff Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting Operation in Georgia Stephen Hovanic, 64, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, was arrested Nov. 15 in a sting that netted 25 additional suspects on charges...
Pentagon's AI Initiatives Accelerate Hard Decisions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons The Pentagon is intent on fielding multiple thousands of relatively inexpensive, expendable AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by...
VA Plans Outreach to Screen 3 Million More Veterans for Toxic Exposures The PACT Act requires the VA to attempt to screen all veterans enrolled in VA health care; to date, 4.8 million veterans have...
Texas Tried to Block an Air Force Spouse's Occupational License. She Sued and Won, Setting a Legal Precedent. A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Texas Education Agency violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Navy Modifies 'Up or Out' Policy by Giving Sailors Who Don't Advance an Option to Fill Critical Jobs The blunting of the sometimes controversial high-year tenure rules is yet another policy change the Navy has taken that aims...
