VA staff finished 2M disability claims faster than ever this year
The department is about 15% ahead of its claims workload pace from last summer.
Pentagon & Congress
Survey shows surge in support for US leadership in foreign affairs
Almost two-thirds of respondents in the Reagan Institute poll pushed for a bigger role for U.S. leaders on the global stage.
New year brings same government shutdown threats
Congress enters 2024 without a clear plan for federal spending, just a few weeks before another budget deadline.
New flame-retardant uniform to hit more ships in 2024
The Navy started distributing the uniforms in December 2022 to U.S. Fleet Forces units, including the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford.
New in 2024: Eric Smith plans a return to the job of top Marine leader
At various points in 2023, four different generals were in charge of the Marine Corps.
US Navy shoots down more than a dozen drones, missiles in Red Sea
The incident occurred just days after a warship took down four unmanned aerial vehicles in the same waters.
Maintenance issue discovered in multiple Marine helicopters in Japan
The aircraft involved were the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter and the UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter.
Navy wife films heartwarming pregnancy reveal gone awry
This Navy family's pregnancy reveal fail will warm your icy heart.
New in 2024: Another year of deployment reform begins
Three “air task forces,” announced in September, will take shape over the course of 2024.
New in 2024: Staffing up a shrinking Air Force
About 8,000 jobs in the Department of the Air Force, which includes the Space Force, sat empty as of March 2023, according to Pentagon data.
New in 2024: Marine Corps to even out gender balance at boot camps
San Diego is on track to have a gender distribution equal to Parris Island, South Carolina, by fall.
