Congress must safeguard military pay in the event of a shutdown, including for members of the Coast Guard.
By Melissa A. Sullivan
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Nov. 6, 2023.
The jets have amassed more than 141,000 hours in combat since Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
"This is a failure of leadership that cannot be ignored," lawmakers wrote to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
Daycare availability, military relocations and non-essential training will all be upended by the federal budget fight.
Concerns about a looming government shutdown are pushing military nomination work to the side for now.
About 1.3 million active-duty troops could see paychecks delayed by a government shutdown.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 25, 2023.
Paychecks to troops could be delayed next month unless lawmakers pass measures to guarantee military pay.
Without key technical data from F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin, GAO said military maintainers can't fix some parts — or even learn how to fix them.
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