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Defense spending to rise by 9% in Congress’ FY23 budget deal
The money is part of a larger $1.7 trillion spending plan for federal operations.
101-year-old returns to Pearl Harbor to remember those lost
A split-second decision on that December morning 80 years ago changed Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell's mind, and likely saved his life.
The Space National Guard has a new opponent in town: the White House
Delays in creating a Space National Guard have led to less-robust training, Air National Guard boss Lt. Gen. Michael Loh said.
White House wants $6.4 billion to help resettle Afghan allies, refugees
Lawmakers could approve the money as part of a budget extension plan due at the end of September.
Sentencing set for former nursing assistant who admitted to killing 7 VA patients in West Virginia
Reta Mays faces up to life in prison for each of seven counts of second-degree murder when she is sentenced Tuesday in federal court.
He went from NYC to Vietnam to deliver beer during a war — now his story is coming to the big screen
Raise your glasses, because this is going to be a fun one.
By Jon Simkins
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
Capitol needs a permanent Guard team in case of security emergencies, report says
The quick response force could be staffed with Guardsmen on three-month rotations to the national Capitol region.
Air Force moves to cancel contracts for training on ‘white privilege’
An OMB memo earlier this month said executive branch agencies have spent money on "un-American propaganda training sessions.”
Sixth lawsuit filed in deaths at West Virginia VA hospital
A sixth lawsuit has been filed involving the sudden deaths of patients at a West Virginia veterans hospital where a former nursing assistant admitted to intentionally killing seven people with fatal doses of insulin.
Defense execs press lead lawmakers for COVID reimbursements
Eighty defense industry executives have written to top congressional leaders to ask for emergency appropriations to reimburse defense contractors’ coronavirus-related costs.
By Joe Gould