Budget Woes Threaten Marine Corps Plan to Defeat Enemy Drones A yearlong continuing resolution would threaten the Marine Corps' strategy to counter enemy unmanned aerial systems.
House Panel Backs Restoring Funds for Commissary Produce Shipments Fresh fruit and vegetable prices at commissaries in Asia and Guam could fall if a rule included in new legislation is...
Odierno: Sequestration Would Extend Deployments Soldiers preparing to deploy to Afghanistan may have to stay past 12 months if Congress allows cuts to begin next month.
Hill Offers No Relief for Readiness Crisis DoD leaders outline the readiness crisis unfolding across America’s armed forces, and got no hint of relief from Congress.
Furloughs to Hit DoD and TRICARE Prime Update Most of the 800,000 DoD employees will likely see workweeks shortened and pay cut by 20% from April through September.
Congress Moves to Restart Military Tuition Aid The Army, Air Force, Marine Corps will be forced to reopen their tuition assistance programs under a late-hour Senate...
Hagel: It Was Furlough or Deepen Readiness Crisis Defense Secretary Hagel ordered the furlough of civilian employees to avoid taking deeper cuts in training, he said.
Sequester Damage Detailed; E-Health Goal Slips Defense Secretary Hagel gave a preview of how round two of sequestration could deepen damage to readiness.
DoD: Slow Compensation or Watch Readiness Fall The Joint Chiefs say that Congress is being too protective of military compensation while defense spending is under siege.
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...
