DOD working on recipe to improve food on military bases
The DOD is working on a coordinated attack to address food problems on bases.
By Karen Jowers
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Trump fires service academy boards that oversee morale, academics
President Trump claimed the boards of visitors at four U.S. service academies had been “infiltrated by woke leftist ideologies.”
VA gets new benefits chief after two years of waiting
Josh Jacobs has served as the acting benefits secretary since last summer.
GOP senator blocks Biden nominee to force answers from VA
Sen. Chuck Grassley said he is upset with both VA leadership and the nominee to oversee department benefits operations.
Number of imprisoned veterans concerns former defense chiefs
The Veterans Justice Commission offered guidance after reports about the number of veterans convicted of crimes after leaving military service.
By Tara Copp, AP
Downed objects believed to be balloons, Sen. Schumer says
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the U.S. believes the unidentified objects American fighter jets shot down over Canada and Alaska were balloons.
Congress finalizes full year budget for VA, Department of Defense
The $1.7 trillion package funds all government operations through September 2023.
White House announces Patriots for Ukraine amid Zelenskyy visit
The announcement came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy landed in Washington for a meeting with President Joe Biden and an address to Congress.
McCarthy threatens to hold up key defense bill until next year
McCarthy's threat comes as Republicans and Democrats are negotiating a final, bicameral version of the bill with the aim of passing it in December.
Senate passage of defense bill pushed back until November
Lawmakers will start floor work on the bill next week but aren't expected to make significant progress until after the election.
Senate leaders promise vote on expanding benefits for burn pit victims
The sweeping bill has been stalled in the Senate over concerns related to cost and potential workload burdens on Veterans Affairs workers.
Biden’s Ukraine aid package is getting super-sized by Congress
Lawmakers unveiled a $13.6 billion Ukraine aid package on Wednesday that took President Joe Biden’s request for weapons and training for Ukrainian forces and put it on steroids.
By Joe Gould