Army Drafts Plans for Worst-Case Budget Scenario Army leaders are preparing for the worst-case budget scenario, unsure whether Congress will act to avert automatic cuts.
Time Running Out for Defense Bill A historically unproductive Congress is running out of days this calendar year to approve the defense budget.
Budget Likely Will Protect Cyber, Trim Benefits Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has signaled that he will seek to protect cyber warfare funding in the Pentagon's 2015 budget.
House Passes Defense Bill, Boosts Troop Pay Raise The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $601 billion defense bill that would spare cuts to military benefits next year.
Odierno Warns Budget Cuts Put Army Readiness at Risk The U.S. Army's top officer spoke in his strongest terms yet about the harmful effects of automatic budget cuts on the...
Air Force Risks Becoming Too Small to Succeed Under Sequestration During testimony, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III stressed the negative impact sequestration will have on...
US Navy Reaches Out for Help from Allies as Budget Crunch Looms Lawmakers and Navy leaders said U.S. allies around the globe will need to do more to help protect international sea lanes.
House Panel Threatens Defense Funding over Bergdahl Probe The head of a House panel is threatening to freeze funding over the Pentagon's alleged stonewalling in a probe of the swap of...
Army Plans to Cut 40,000 Soldiers and Shrink Force to 450,000 by 2017 The Army confirmed Tuesday a force reduction plan to cut 40,000 troops and reduce to a strength of 450,000 by 2017.
Lawmakers Agree to Boost Tricare Pharmacy Co-Pays in 2016 Defense Bill Lawmakers agreed to increase pharmacy co-pays that largely affect military retirees.
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
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...
Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
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...