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VA leaders launch search for top benefits, health care leaders
VA Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence will oversee a search the department's new undersecretary of health and undersecretary of benefits.
Senate confirms Esper as Army secretary
The former Raytheon executive received overwhelming support from the Senate to take over the service's top civilian post.
McCain threatens new defense nominations hold over Army waiver changes
The Senate Armed Services Committee chairman is unhappy with how the service handled new rules for would-be recruits.
This week in Congress: More and more defense nominations
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Nov. 13.
Congress’ $700B defense authorization deal adds 20,000 troops, rejects Space Corps
The defense budget bill now heads to a full Congress vote, with an uncertain future because of unresolved issues with defense spending caps.
McCain draws line in the sand over defense industry nominees
If you work for industry and want to instead serve in the Pentagon, you had best hope your nomination is already underway — because if not, you might not be getting the job.
By Aaron Mehta
Senators blast Facebook, Twitter, Google in Russia probe
Exasperated U.S. senators harshly criticized representatives of Facebook, Twitter and Google at a hearing Tuesday for not doing more to prevent Russian agents interfering with the American political process as early as 2015.
By Tom Lobianco, The Associated Press and Ryan Nakashima, The Associated Press
This week in Congress: Mattis and the AUMF debate
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of October 30, 2017.
US lawmakers begin wrangling over annual defense policy bill
The U.S. House and Senate conferees on a massive 2018 defense authorization bill are launching negotiations between the chambers’ competing bills.
By Joe Gould
Schumer: It’s time for Congress to re-examine war authorizations
The Senate’s top Democrat says he favors a re-examination of the country’s war authorization amid controversy surrounding the deaths of four U.S. troops in Niger.
By Joe Gould
Thornberry: US needs Space Corps now to counter Russia, China threats
As lawmakers debate a proposal to launch a new military branch dedicated to space, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry said the time for Congress to act is now.
By Joe Gould