Air Force Asks for 4,400 More Airmen, New F-15EX Fighter in Budget Request The U.S. Air Force hopes to grow its force by 4,400, add a new fighter, and pump more money into weapon sustainment.
War Funding 'Gimmick' in Defense Budget Request Sets Up Congressional Battle The proposed $750 billion defense budget set the stage for a series of battles in Congress over funding.
Proposed VA Budget Will Not Expand Private Care Funding, Officials Say The fiscal 2020 budget proposal sustains an expected 80-20 demand, VA officials said.
Tech Problems Delay Rollout of Expanded VA Caregiver Program VA officials say a needed computer system won't be ready until 2020.
Next Troop Pay Raise Could Be Largest Since 2010 Though the raise is meant to be based on economic indicators, the White House and Congress often set a different rate.
VA Budget Poised to Grow for 3rd Straight Year The fiscal 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs budget would increase funding to $220 billion.
NATO Chief Renews Push to Move European Defense Funding Out of War Budget NATO commander Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti pressed the Senate for full funding of the European Deterrence Initiative.
Pentagon's Space Force Proposal Asks for $2 Billion over Five Years The Pentagon submitted its Space Force proposal to Congress, asking for $2 billion over five years to fund the newest branch.
Pentagon: No Military Construction Projects Will Be Canceled to Fund Border Wall The Defense Department plans to "defer" spending on some projects, hoping to get the funding back later.
Army Plans to Cut $31.5 Billion in Coming Budget The U.S. Army's fiscal 2020 budget, which will be made public in mid-March, will cut $31.5 billion from existing programs to...
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...