No Protections for Troop Paychecks Yet as Lawmakers Bicker and Shutdown Grows More Likely The uncertainty over troop pay comes as government funding is on track to expire at midnight Saturday.
'Where Is the Accountability': Deplorable Condition of Military Barracks Sparks Outrage, Calls for Change on Capitol Hill Both Republican and Democrat lawmakers blasted the findings of last week's Government Accountability Office report on...
Will Congress Protect Troop Pay if the Government Shuts Down Sunday? For Now, That's Unclear Bills have been introduced in both the House and the Senate that would allow service members, including members of the Coast...
Government Shutdown Would Not Affect VA Medical Care and Most Benefits, Secretary Says As a result of advanced funding received from Congress, many VA services would not be affected by a shutdown, but furloughs...
Threat to Troop Paychecks Rises as Congress Fumbles Pentagon Bill and Lurches Toward a Government Shutdown Two times this week, House Republicans tried and failed to advance their fiscal 2024 Pentagon spending bill because of...
Pentagon Says Ukraine Training, Weapons Shipments Will Continue Despite Any Government Shutdown The aid is an "excepted" activity, meaning it is not dependent on lawmakers providing new funding for the Ukraine mission...
Leaders of Army, Marine Corps, Joint Chiefs Confirmed by Senate Amid Monthslong Blockade by Tuberville A Senate procedural maneuver by Tuberville this week forced Democrats to retreat from their earlier position -- that...
Democrats Circumvent Tuberville as Senate Moves to Finally Confirm Leaders of Army, Marine Corps, Joint Chiefs While acting chiefs can keep the military running day-to-day, defense officials have argued they are not as effective as...
Posters of Officers Caught in Senator's Promotions Hold Dot Capitol Lawn in Vet Group's Protest VoteVets, a liberal political action committee founded by veterans, and several Democratic senators used the display to...
Odds of Shutdown and Missed Paychecks for Troops Grow Amid Chaos in the House In 2013, when the government shut down for 16 days, lawmakers passed a bill just before the shutdown started to ensure troops...
Military Moves, School Enrollment and Spouse Employment Were Upended by Tuberville Promotions Blockade For the bulk of 2023, Tuberville placed the hold on all nominations for general and flag officers, which must be approved by...
Navy Officer Charged with Murdering Wife Last Year in Japan Hotel The family of Jesse Olsen said the Navy has provided little support since notifying Olsen's parents of the news.
Pentagon Will Use Health Screenings, Commanders to Ferret Out Trans Troops for Separations Despite the unresolved legal challenge, defense officials now say that they plan to utilize the military's regular health...
'They Don't Care About My Kids': Marine Families Take Military to Court After Child Abuse at Yuma Day Care In November, the families filed a federal tort claim, which allows individuals to litigate against the government. The filing...
One Trillion Dollars?! Nine Charts to Help Demystify the Pentagon's Budget Golden Dome, shipbuilding, warrior ethos: Here’s your primer to start following the Defense Department’s billions.
![Banner reading: In the event of a Government Shutdown, We Are Open](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-09/ApNewsroom_Spending%20Showdown.JPEG.jpg?itok=3S98eEUw "US Dept. of Veterans Public Affairs Specialist, Ron Bergen posts banners reading: In the event of a Government Shutdown, We Are Open," at the VA Medical Center West Los Angeles Friday, April 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)")
