More On Budget

A new budget request features an increase in big guns and artillery rockets as well as a plus-up of some 1,100 Marines.

The service is requesting $194.1 billion, including war funding -- a 14 percent increase from the previous request.

The Navy's budget is slated to grow by an astounding $12.6 billion, an increase of seven percent from last year.

On Twitter, the president touted the bill's billions in additional military spending.

The deal would solidify the 2.4 percent military pay raise for 2018 that President Donald Trump authorized in December.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said talking to Congress was a "waste of time" without a budget.

The White House brought in Mattis to press for a budget deal that would lift caps on defense spending.

Congress is moving again to delay a budget deal despite pleas from the Pentagon.

Under a plan approved last August, the post of CMO will have major responsibilities in the areas of logistics and supply.

The government shutdown was ending Monday with another stopgap spending deal.