Hiring Freeze May Delay Military Family Seasonal Programs Military family services could see a delay to seasonal services as the DoD feels the squeeze from the federal hiring freeze.
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US Military Budget Cuts Stretching 'Screaming Eagles' to the Limit President Trump has pledged to rebuild units like the 101st and recently announced a $54 billion increase in defense spending...
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Military Schools Get New Reprieve from Hiring Freeze The exemptions will allow the Pentagon to hire teachers and administrators, as well as research specialists and program...
Lawmakers: Trump's $54 Billion Defense Hike 'Not Enough' The Trump administration's budget proposal would boost defense spending by $54 billion and end the sequester caps.
Pentagon Seeks $30 Billion Extra in This Year's Budget The Pentagon wants $30 billion more this year on top of the $589 billion already requested for Fiscal Year 2017.
Trump: Germany's Lower NATO Dues 'Unfair' to US Trump first stressed "my strong support of NATO" and then renewed his campaign criticism of members of the alliance.
Mattis Presses for Immediate $30 Billion Extra for Defense The military badly needs an infusion of $30 billion extra in defense spending, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday.
Did the Air Force Dash Hopes for Building More F-22s? The Air Force originally wanted 381 F-22 Raptors, but former Defense Secretary Bob Gates pushed the Pentagon to stop buying...
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...
