Why Blame Republicans for the Shutdown? Without a CR that the Senate would agree to, and that President Obama would sign, the government, as expected, shut down....
Antics of Our Lawmakers No Longer Tolerable Why are we, the voting citizens of this country, still tolerating the antics, egos and arrogant self-interest?
Sequester Damage Detailed; E-Health Goal Slips Defense Secretary Hagel gave a preview of how round two of sequestration could deepen damage to readiness.
Hale: Military Force-Outs, Civilian 'RIFs' Likely Keeping the military combat ready during budget chaos requires an accelerated force drawdown, DoD's chief financial officer...
Will Spending Showdown Affect You? Weeks after the year-end "fiscal cliff" showdown, the nation is already facing another high-stakes Washington debate.
Final Countdown to Sequestration Congress and the White House have until midnight to agree to a plan to replace sequestration, as Defense Secretary Hagel...
Pentagon Unveils $527B 2014 Budget DoD announced a 2014 base budget that would limit pay raises for military personnel, cancel and delay weapons systems, and...
Hagel: Cuts Will Force More Service Uniformity The DoD wants to develop more common personal gear and ground vehicles to save money in the new era of tight budgets.
Military 'Danger Pay' Still On Hold The DoD hasn't decided on whether troops in Afghanistan will keep receiving the extra $7.50 a day they rate for hazardous...
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties The move allows veterans to get 12 months of private treatment without having to request a reauthorization.
Air Force Investigating After Security Forces Kill Civilian Who Crashed into Arizona Base Gate An airman from the base's Security Forces Squadron "shot and fatally injured" the civilian after several of the troops used...
Broken Altimeter, Ignored Warnings: Hearings Reveal What Went Wrong in DC Crash that Killed 67 Over three days of sometimes contentious hearings this week, the National Transportation Safety Board interrogated Federal...
Senators Seek Answers on Hawaii Veteran Ordered to Self-Deport U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut have sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem...
Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson Rock On: ‘Our Military Upbringing Helped Us in Many Ways’ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart have never served in any branch of the military. But the...