Pentagon Defends Abortion Policy Ahead of Senate Fight over Defense Bill Republicans are pushing for a vote on an amendment from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, that would reverse the Pentagon's abortion...
VA Spars with Republicans over Gun Rights for Veterans Deemed Mentally Incompetent Republicans argue the legislation is a matter of ensuring veterans receive due process before their rights to own a gun are...
Recruits Wouldn't Be Tested for Marijuana Under Proposed Defense Bill Amendment Rep. Matt Gaetz has filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would bar the military services from...
Lawmakers Look to Make Military Housing More Livable with Annual Defense Bill The requirement is one of several provisions included in the Senate committee's National Defense Authorization Act aimed at...
Lawmakers Advance Bill to Let Disabled Vets Collect Full Benefits, But Hurdles to Passage Remain The HASC approved the Major Richard Star Act, which would ensure service members who medically retire before 20 years have...
Tuberville Offered Vote in Senate But Still Won't Drop Hold on Military Promotions A Senate committee will debate a bill to roll back the Pentagon's abortion policy, but the senator who has blocked hundreds...
Senators Seeks More Safeguards in JROTC Program After Reports of Sexual Abuse The bill, dubbed the JROTC Safety Act, comes after reports that instructors engaged in widespread sexual misconduct against...
Lawmakers Pressure Air Force to Finally Make Space Command HQ Basing Decision Lawmakers are dialing up pressure on the Air Force to make a final decision about the permanent home for U.S. Space Command.
Biggest Troop Pay Raise in 2 Decades on Track in House Defense Bill Service members would get a 5.2% pay raise next year under the House Armed Services Committee's draft of the annual defense...
House Defense Bill Expected to Expand Food Allowance for Needy Troops The House's draft version of the bill, set for release later this month, is expected to include legislation that would allow...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...