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SecDef tells Congress to get a military budget done already
Lloyd Austin said another short-term budget extension will cause a host of problems for his department.
Lawmakers protect C-130 fleet, push for new propellers in annual legislation
The Air Force wants to retire 13 older C-130Hs and bring in five new C-130Js.
This week in Congress: Senate’s final work before summer break
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Aug. 2, 2021.
Gradual retirement for tanker jets endorsed by House lawmakers
The Air Force wants to ditch older tankers to make room for the KC-46 Pegasus.
DoD would see a big budget boost, military justice overhaul under Senate proposal
The $740 billion defense authorization bill proposal received bipartisan support in the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Plan to boost Biden’s defense budget could see bipartisan support
Senate Armed Services Committee members on Wednesday will debate whether to add about $25 billion to the military funding plan for fiscal 2022.
Proposal to guarantee minimum-wage salaries for all troops fizzles
House leadership promised to look into the idea of at least $15 an hour in base pay for every service member.
Do student veterans have adequate child care? Lawmakers want answers from VA
House appropriators want VA leaders to look at how child care availability hurts student veterans' studies.
House panel backs 2.7 percent pay raise for troops in 2022
The pay boost would be slightly lower than what troops saw this year but equal to federal formulas for civilian wage increases.
Moderate Democrats rebuke defense budget cuts
Leaders of the House’s Blue Dog Coalition say they oppose calls to fund any less than the requested $753 billion national defense budget.
By Joe Gould