Why Are Vietnam Vets, Families Still Waiting for VA Caregiver Benefits? Congress has yet to fund the VA Mission Act, which expands caregiver assistance to disabled Vietnam War veterans.
The Military's Officer Promotion System May See Major Shake-Up The sometimes-rigid officer promotion system could see major shake-ups after Congress approved a series of reforms.
Lawmakers Want to Know if US Troops Are Ready for Arctic Warfare Lawmakers want Mattis to submit a report to Congress on whether the U.S. military service have the equipment and training...
Defense Budget Bill May Signal End of JSTARS Recapitalization Effort The push to upgrade the JSTARS fleet may be over as both the House and Senate have chosen to ax the recapitalization plan.
Congress Fails to Fund Trump's 'Space Force' in Defense Budget Bill A House-Senate conference committee working on the 2019 defense budget left out money to start building the Space Force.
Lawmakers: Use Cyber Attacks on Countries That Meddle in US Elections The SASC wants the U.S. to launch cyber attacks against any country that tries to disrupt the functioning of our society.
Senate Confirms Wilkie as New VA Secretary The vote was seen as a move to bring stability to a department in turmoil over political infighting and low morale.
Senators Continue Call for Family Suicide Data Release Sens. Patty Murray and Tim Kaine sent a letter to the DoD asking why data on military family suicides has not been released.
VA Denies Charge of Purging Staff Seen as Disloyal to Trump The Department of Veterans Affairs pushed back Thursday against charges of mounting a political purge of high-level staff.
Pentagon Met Dependent Suicide Reporting Requirements: Official Pentagon officials say they have met lawmakers' requirements for tracking suicides by military family members.
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...
