Senate Passes $740 Billion Defense Policy Bill with Troop Pay Raise In addition to funding hardware and programs, the proposed legislation contains a 3% pay raise for uniformed personnel.
House Passes Defense Bill as Trump Threatens Veto over Confederate Base Names The House approved the $741 billion annual defense authorization, a bipartisan bill that includes a 3% pay raise for troops.
Lawmakers Try to Expand List of Diseases Eligible for Agent Orange Benefits They would add three diseases to the VA's Agent Orange presumptives list but leave off hypertension.
Lawmakers Advance $695B Defense Bill, Include Money to Change Confederate Base Names The fiscal 2021 defense funding bill would also fund a 3% troop pay raise.
House Bill Would Ban the Confederate Flag from All US Military Properties, Rename Bases The amendment would prohibit display of the flag on all installations, workplaces and common and public areas.
HASC Chairman's Top NDAA Priorities: Improving Racial Equality and Fixing Health Care The House defense policy bill contains a cluster of provisions to improve opportunities for minorities in the armed forces.
Senate Proposal May Delay Launch of ACFT Lawmakers in the Senate are proposing a new hurdle in the Army's race to replace its outdated physical fitness test.
Extra Cash for Low-Income Military Families, 3% Pay Raise in House Proposal The bill would make changes to Exceptional Family Member programs, child care services and sexual assault investigations.
Senate's $740 Billion Defense Bill Includes Pay Raise, Controversial Changes The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday advanced the $740.5 billion defense bill for fiscal 2021.
Clash over Renaming Army Bases Could Delay Troops' Pay Raise, Senator Warns A showdown over renaming bases honoring Confederate leaders may leave the next defense policy bill facing Trump's veto stamp.
DoD to Assess Female Troops' Reproductive Health for First Time in Decades The survey focuses on their experiences with military health care and preferences for family planning and contraception.
She Was a Pioneering Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer. A Tsunami of Sexual Harassment Followed Sara Faulkner had the "it" factor as the first woman to graduate from the Coast Guard's helicopter rescue swimmer school.
Ex-Green Berets Sentenced to 20 Years for Venezuela Attack Both decorated former U.S. service members, they were found guilty of conspiracy, trafficking in illegal arms and terrorism.
Military Leaders Are Confronting a New Form of Discrimination: Pregnancy Bias Discrimination, conscious or not, often starts during maternity leave.
Remains of Missing Marines, Sailor Recovered from Sunken Amphibious Vehicle The remains will be transported to Dover Air Force Base for preparation for burial.
