CIA Medical Office Gets a Congressional Colonoscopy The Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 contains a little-noticed provision setting professional standards...
Army Probing Fort Gordon Housing After Senate Report on Unsafe Conditions The Army has launched a new probe into living conditions at privatized housing at Fort Gordon, Georgia, following a scathing...
Coast Guard Admiral Becomes First Woman to Lead a US Military Branch The Senate confirmed Adm. Linda Fagan late Wednesday by unanimous consent.
Culture Shift Needed to Combat Patient Safety Failures at VA, Watchdog Says The VA's top investigator told senators that horrific events at several hospitals show the department must establish a...
Medical Forces Could Be Shorthanded During War Due to Planned Cuts, Milley Says Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told lawmakers Wednesday that reductions to the services' medical...
$20 Billion More for the Pentagon to Arm Ukraine Gets First Approval in Congress The Pentagon funding is part of a broader $40 billion security and humanitarian aid package approved by the House.
The Air Force Wants to Shutter an Air Training Center Congress Just Spent $25 Million Fixing A bipartisan group from Georgia's delegation in Washington asked for $11.5 million in funding to be added back for the Air...
Despite Having Misjudged Russia's 'Hollow Force,' Intelligence Officials Say Putin Is Still an ‘Evolving’ Threat Top U.S. intelligence officials acknowledged Tuesday that they misjudged Russia's military strength prior to that country's...
Tough Questions on Character and Vision for Top VA Benefits and Health Nominees at Confirmation Hearing Senators raised concerns over a previous investigation into the Veterans Benefits Administration nominee's work history and...
Two Years Later, Military Medical Malpractice Law's Namesake Still Waits for Answer on His Claim The Stayskal legislation did not repeal Feres, but it provided a pathway for troops harmed by neglect or malpractice to...
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...