Ukraine Aid on the Line as Defense Hawks Prepare for New Congress and 'Wokeness' Fight The Pentagon's biggest backers in Congress are making their case for a traditional view of robust funding for defense and...
Inflation Bonuses Cut from Defense Bill, But Other Allowances Boosted Some of the lowest-paid service members will not get a special bonus to help cope with inflation under a compromise defense...
Citing Growing Threat from China, Space Force Leaders Say They Need More Money The Space Force asked for $24.5 billion in its 2023 budget request, a 40% increase from the previous year.
Bill to Keep Government from Shutting Down Leaves Out Afghan Refugees Despite Vet Protest The Afghan Adjustment Act would have provided a streamlined way for Afghans who were evacuated after the fall of Kabul to...
House Approves Higher Inflation Bonuses as Sweeping Defense Bill Advances The Pentagon would have the ability to give low-paid service members inflation bonuses as high as economic conditions warrant...
Pay Bumps to Counter Suicides in Alaska and on Ships in Yard 'Unnecessary,' According to White House The proposals for Arctic pay and complex overhaul pay were spurred by waves of suicides among service members in Alaska and...
Inflation Bonuses for Troops Make it into Sweeping Defense Bill Bonuses to help low-paid service members cope with rising consumer prices are a step closer to reality.
Navy Still Pouring Millions into Shipboard Laser Weapon Development The Navy's fiscal 2023 budget request calls for over $103 million to support a half-dozen laser weapon concepts, according to...
Troops Making Less than $45,000 Would Get 'Inflation Bonus' Under House Proposal The proposed bonus of 2.4% was floated by Rep. Jared Golden as part of a proposed amendment to the $802 billion annual...
Senate Panel Adds Billions to Defense Budget But the Extra Money Wouldn’t Go to Troop Pay Raises A Senate panel has agreed to supersize President Biden’s defense budget request, but that money would not go toward a beefed...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Army Offers $15,000 Reward for Info on Missing Guns and Other Gear at Fort Moore Army investigators are still searching for 31 M17 pistols that disappeared from Fort Moore, Georgia, earlier this year, but...
GOP Senator Stalls Promotion of General Who Became Symbol of Afghanistan Withdrawal Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, who has been nominated to receive a fourth star and take command of U.S. Army forces in Europe...
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...