McHugh: BRAC Saves Army $5B as it Cuts Ranks The U.S. Army would save up to $5 billion from a new round of base closures, senior Army officials told lawmakers Tuesday.
Congress Again Roundly Rejects BRAC Proposal The Defense Department pushed for more military base closures and Congress pushed back.
House Panel Protects A-10, Pulls BRAC from Budget The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday added $104 billion to the proposed defense budget for 2015.
Hagel Renews Push for Pay Cuts, Base Closings Hagel will press ahead with proposals to trim pay and benefits and close bases despite rejection by a key House committee.
Carter Calls for Another BRAC Round Despite Opposition In Congress Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday that another round of base closures was inevitable despite the repeated...
Lawmaker: Congress Receptive to New Round of Military Base Closures The ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee opened the door to shuttering unused military bases and...
Air Force Secretary to Lawmakers: Let Us Close Bases Deborah Lee James said infrastructure improvements across too many bases are forcing the AF to put money where it's not...
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...
Defense Officials to Lawmakers: Let Us Close Bases Closing unneeded bases and relocating troops is the best way to make the most of limited construction funding, a panel said.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...