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Will $95B for R&D make its way to the final defense appropriations bill?
A proposed 2019 defense spending bill contains a record $95 billion for research and development.
By Joe Gould
Latest "fy19" stories
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Trump budget won’t rebuild the military, and that’s dangerous, think tank says
President Trump’s budget plans will fail at “rebuilding” the armed forces, but there’s room for lawmakers to act, according to a new American Enterprise Institute report.
By Joe Gould
Bill could require Pentagon to report opioid prescription rates among TRICARE beneficiaries
Lawmakers say the Pentagon needs to ensure that opioid prescriptions are reported to state monitoring programs.
Nuclear warhead agency receives 17.5 percent increase following Nuclear Posture Review
The National Nuclear Security Administration gets a major boost as the Pentagon expects it to do more to refurbish America's nuclear warheads.
By Aaron Mehta
This week in Congress: Onto the fiscal 2019 budget
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 12.
Is the Pentagon getting a raise in FY19?
The Trump administration reportedly plans to seek a defense budget of $217 billion as part of its fiscal 2019 budget request.
By Aaron Mehta