VSOs Use Shutdown as Case for Advance VA Funding The government shutdown may be over, but veterans organizations are not relaxing their demand that Congress pass legislation...
Shutdown Cost Military $600M, Layoffs Looming The shutdown cost DoD at least $600M and left funding at levels that could force layoffs for some civilian personnel.
Army Drafts Plans for Worst-Case Budget Scenario Army leaders are preparing for the worst-case budget scenario, unsure whether Congress will act to avert automatic cuts.
Budget Cuts Put Army Family Programs at Risk Top Army leaders warned Monday that continued budget cuts will mean cutting family programs while taking a hard look at which...
Generals: New Congress Leaves Military Vulnerable Former Army leaders on Tuesday lamented the loss of a core defense constituency on Capitol Hill and said the political...
Budget Fallout Coming for US Army Units in Korea The Army in Korea mostly escaped the first round of sequester budget cuts, but is bracing for the fallout in the coming year.
Tight Budgets Force Army to Embrace Social Media The Army is pushing social media use as a way for commanders from the garrison level down to slash staffing and marketing...
AF Bands, Thunderbirds Resume Outreach Operations The Air Force is implementing a plan to resume public outreach and community engagements at a reduced capacity.
Hagel Says Cuts to Pay and Benefits are Needed Secretary Hagel warned that troops and their families will be asked to sacrifice on pay and benefits to preserve readiness.
Sequestration Not Slowing Philippine Relief Ops The DoD's ongoing budget pressures do not appear to be slowing the response to typhoon-damaged areas, Pentagon officials said...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
