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Gallery: See the planes on display before the B-21 rollout
The Advancing Aeronautics Expo before the B-21 rollout was a display of aviation history, all the way back to the Doolittle Raiders of World War II.
House panel approves $24 billion defense boost
The House Armed Services Committee has endorsed a Republican plan to add nearly $25 billion more than President Joe Biden requested for defense.
By Joe Gould
Lawmakers to debate defense hike, Afghanistan at NDAA markup
Sparring over the size of the defense budget and partisan recriminations over the U.S. exit from Afghanistan are expected to dominate the House Armed Services Committee’s marathon markup of its annual policy bill on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
2.7 percent raise for troops, DoD civilians next year gains momentum
Senate leaders joined White House officials and House appropriators in backing a 2.7 percent pay raise for all servicemembers in 2022.
Reversing Trump-era decision, feds strengthen enforcement of rules protecting troops from predatory lenders
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Wednesday it will restart its examinations of lenders to enforce the Military Lending Act.
By Karen Jowers
Best pics of the week: May 30, 2021
Graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Naval Academy, flags-in at Arlington and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Liz Cheney: Republicans have a ‘red line’ on Biden’s defense budget
How will Democrats and Republicans come together on defense?
By Joe Gould
House Armed Services chair ‘deeply concerned’ by White House budget delays
The Democratic chairman of the House Armed Services Committee blasted the White House for “dragging their feet” on the federal budget, urging its release by May 10 to avoid a continuing resolution.
By Joe Gould
Key Republicans press Biden to hike defense budget 3 to 5 percent
House Armed Services Committee Republicans have laid down a new marker in what’s expected to be a testy budget cycle.
By Joe Gould
Ex-VA doctor sentenced to 25 years over molesting patients
A former doctor at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to federal charges that he molested three male patients and violated their civil rights.
Feds receive 1 percent pay raise for 2021
The increase is smaller than the year prior but more than the threatened freeze that feds could have faced this year.
By Jessie Bur