Though cuts are more severe in support and enabler areas, officials say those are the vital areas needed in Army SOF to compete against peer adversaries. "Congress needs to do its job" and pass budgets on time, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., said. “If we did our jobs, you wouldn’t need quickstart provisions.” Currently, veterans lose half their monthly living stipend if they attend classes remotely. A new decoration that would honor military working dogs is included in the House version of the annual defense bill. Congress' dysfunction is taking its toll on national security as a government shutdown looms and hundreds of officers can't take their posts. The agency could play a major role in data collection and further research objects of unknown origins in Earth’s atmosphere. Rep. Michael McCaul tells CNN’s “State of the Union” that the hold on military nominations and promotions is a national security issue. Bipartisan legislation introduced on Tuesday would put the Coast Guard Academy in line with policies at Department of Defense military academies. The Pentagon said in its own July 31 statement the move “ensures peak readiness” across the space enterprise. House lawmakers want to boost the Air Force's F-15EX purchases in 2025 by eight, and have added more than $122 million to the NDAA to pay for them. Load More