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Annual defense authorization work to ramp up in the next few weeks
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 15, 2024.
This week in Congress: Heather Wilson’s goodbye tour
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 1, 2019.
The Pentagon’s lobster dinner bill: Government waste or good food?
The military's top finance official refuted reports that the Pentagon wasted millions on lavish food spending at the end of last fiscal year.
This is how border deployments are affecting Army readiness
After sending thousands of soldiers to the southern border, Army leaders say the service can absorb the mission better than the Marine Corps.
This week in Congress: A parade of Cabinet secretaries
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 25, 2019.
This proposed VA health care change could save you time — and save VA billions
Department officials estimate they could cut more than 210,000 redundant or excessive medical appointments if Congress approves the changes.
Some stateside military projects, NATO defense at risk to fund border wall
Defense officials have identified more than 400 projects across the globe that could be delayed by President Trump's planned border wall construction.
By Tara Copp, AP
Arthritis can hit troops and vets hard. Here’s how advocates want to respond.
Advocates are pushing Congress to dedicate more money for research on potential ways to treat and prevent multiple forms of arthritis.
By Joshua Axelrod
What’s a few billion among friends: PODCAST
Political fallout shelter for the week of March 18, 2019. The White House defense budget plan for fiscal 2020, VA budget, Avengers: Endgame trailer analysis.
This Iraq vet turned Democratic senator wants her party to pay more attention to national security
“We need a platform that balances investing in our weaponry with investing in our citizenry, investing in our economy.”
Senators complain of ‘slush fund’ and lack of border wall details as Pentagon chief faces budget questions
Patrick Shanahan, in his first congressional testimony since taking over as the interim Pentagon chief, fielded combative questions from senators Thursday about a Defense Department budget maneuver that Democrats said amounts to a political gimmick.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press