More On Budget

"Roughly 15,000" military medical billets are slated to become civilian jobs.

The DoD has requested funding for nearly 830 military service members and civilians to man the Space Force headquarters.

The Navy Department wants more than $205 billion for thousands more sailors, new ships, unmanned vessels and aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force hopes to grow its force by 4,400, add a new fighter, and pump more money into weapon sustainment.

The proposed $750 billion defense budget set the stage for a series of battles in Congress over funding.

The fiscal 2020 budget proposal sustains an expected 80-20 demand, VA officials said.

VA officials say a needed computer system won't be ready until 2020.

Though the raise is meant to be based on economic indicators, the White House and Congress often set a different rate.

The fiscal 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs budget would increase funding to $220 billion.

NATO commander Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti pressed the Senate for full funding of the European Deterrence Initiative.