Compromise Defense Bill Would Give Junior Troops 14.5% Pay Raise in 2025 Junior enlisted service members will get a 14.5% pay raise next year under a compromise defense bill expected to pass...
Air National Guard Units Set to Transfer to Space Force Under Defense Bill Despite States' Opposition Nearly 600 Air National Guardsmen who focus on space missions would be transferred to the Space Force against the wishes of...
Health Care for Transgender Military Kids Could Be Banned by Must-Pass Defense Bill Transgender children of service members could lose access to gender-affirming health care through the military health system...
Pair of Lawmakers Pushes Defense Bill Negotiators to Include Tricare IVF Coverage Right now, Tricare will cover IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies only if the infertility was caused by a...
Troops Will Start Getting Economic Hardship Bonuses This Month, Though Only $20 on Average Lawmakers on Capitol Hill, concerned that service member pay was not keeping pace with the private sector or inflation...
Restrictions on Transgender Health Care Slipped into Senate's Must-Pass Defense Bill The military would not be able to pay for surgeries for transgender troops under the Senate's version of the must-pass annual...
Here's Why Lawmakers Want to Automatically Register Men for Selective Service The House has advanced a bipartisan proposal that would automatically register young men with the Selective Service System.
Traumatic Brain Injury Prevention Efforts Included in Must-Pass Defense Bill A growing body of evidence is showing that troops are at risk of exposure to potentially dangerous blasts not just from enemy...
All Troops Could Have IVF Covered by Military Health Care Under Proposal in Must-Pass Defense Bill Under the amendment Tricare Prime and Tricare Select would be required to cover a range of fertility treatments, including...
Lawmakers Move to Defund US Military's Gaza Aid Pier After Torrent of Problems A pair of bills advanced last week in the House seeks to end the mission that was billed as the Biden administration's...
Pentagon Withdraws Admiral's Nomination to Lead Pacific Fleet Amid Renewed Attention on Drag Shows The Pentagon has confirmed reports it has pulled Navy Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly from promotion and a new job overseeing the...
3.8% Raise for Service Members Endorsed by House and Senate Defense Bills The raise is consistent with the Trump administration's budget request for next year, as is the overall value of the House...
A Chinese-Owned Company Owns Farmland near Fort Riley. Federal Officials Think That's Bad The White House and top officials this week rolled out a plan aimed at limiting foreign ownership of farm and ranch land.
Senators Seek Guardrails Against JAG Firings in Must-Pass Defense Policy Bill Firing a top military lawyer would require a congressional notification that includes a substantive justification under a...
Coast Guard Selects 'Proven' Command Master Chief for Top Enlisted Position Command Master Chief Phillip Waldron will serve as the 15th senior enlisted adviser to the Coast Guard commandant.
