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Here are the major defense programs backed in shutdown-ending deal

The bills passed as part of the deal that ended the longest U.S. government shutdown in history include billions of dollars for the Air Force and Navy.

By Stephen Losey

5 days ago

Military medical facilities aim to woo back Medicare-eligible patients

21 military treatment facilities are prioritizing bringing back Tricare for Life patients.

By Karen Jowers

3 weeks ago

Judges reject VA secretary’s request to pause veterans’ claims appeals

Secretary Collins asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to stop its work during the government shutdown. Judges called the request "extreme."

By Patricia Kime

4 weeks ago

Air Force: Qatar air force facility in Idaho ‘in the works for years’

The defense secretary's announcement that the U.S. will allow Qatar to build an air force facility in Idaho mirrors other ally accommodations.

By Carla Babb

5 weeks ago

Alcohol sales stay possible in planned Army campus-style dining halls

Contracting document language is raising questions about features that might be included in the Army “campus-style” dining facility pilot program.

By Hope Hodge Seck

5 weeks ago

Airman’s cocaine bust conviction overturned on workout powder appeal

A judge decided government prosecutors did not adequately consider the airman's defense that the flagged substance could've been tainted pre-workout power.

By Hope Hodge Seck

8 weeks ago