Furloughs Begin as Congress Moves to End Shutdown Massive furloughs began at the Pentagon as the Senate moved to end the shutdown.
Trump Orders Expanded Mental Health Services to Curb Veteran Suicides The VA will focus on transitioning vets in an effort to cut the suicide rate.
House, Senate Agree on 2.4% Pay Raise, 20K More Troops for 2018 The agreed-upon level surpasses the 2.1% bump proposed by President Donald Trump.
Thornberry: Defense Bill Conferees Kept People a Priority Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the HASC, said all conferees had "the welfare of service members foremost in our...
Vets Mental Health Care Act Passes House The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed the Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act.
Legislation Would Ease Gun Restrictions for Military Spouses Spouses could be able to purchase a handgun in any state without first becoming a resident if proposed legislation is passed.
2016 National Defense Act Contains Retirement and Pay Changes Law contains major upcoming retirement change, increases some special pays but drops BAH, and increases TRICARE pharmacy...
Bill Would Boost Oversight of Disability System A key Senate lawmaker has offered legislation that would force the Pentagon to strengthen oversight of its mental health care...
Bill Defending Vets’ Gun Rights Filed - Again Key Senate lawmakers are once again pushing legislation to stop veterans judged unable to handle their own finances from...
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...