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In letters to the Pentagon, Air Force, Army and Navy, Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine pushed for answers on how officials plan to respond to shortcomings identified in an April report. → Read More
Rep. Tim Burchett has a novel proposal aimed at transgender Americans: Make transgender men register for the draft. → Read More
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers wants to install bulletproof safe rooms in the schools that serve military children, amid historically high rates of school shootings. → Read More
Rep. Matt Gaetz has filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would bar the military services from making someone take a test for cannabis as a condition of enlisting or commissioning. → Read More
The plan comes as the need for cancer care at the VA is expected to rise as more veterans develop cancers suspected to be linked to their service. → Read More
Psychedelic drugs and marijuana could be evaluated as treatments for post-traumatic disorder and other conditions afflicting veterans under bills advancing through Congress. → Read More
The unemployment rate for military spouses has remained stubbornly high despite years of efforts by the federal government to incentivize employers. → Read More
The requirement is one of several provisions included in the Senate committee's National Defense Authorization Act aimed at improving the quality of the on-base housing. → Read More
The failure to confirm Smith to be the next Marine Corps chief is due to a single-handed hold on confirmations by Sen. Tommy Tuberville. → Read More
Fights over diversity training, COVID-19 and LGBTQ+ troops dominated the House Armed Services Committee's yearly markup of its annual defense policy bill as lawmakers debated on into the night Wednesday. → Read More
The five vaccine-related amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act passed largely along party lines, though a few Democrats voted with Republicans in support of the amendments. → Read More
The HASC approved the Major Richard Star Act, which would ensure service members who medically retire before 20 years have full access to both retirement pay and VA disability benefits. → Read More
Uncovering when people are lying about their military service could be harder under a proposal in Congress to restrict public access to some military records, researchers of stolen valor and military history say. → Read More
A key Senate committee will debate a bill to roll back the Pentagon's abortion policy, but the senator who has blocked hundreds of promotions because of his opposition to the policy says he still won't relent. → Read More
A House panel's proposal for annual Pentagon spending would give E-6s and below significant increases in their base pay. → Read More
The bill, dubbed the JROTC Safety Act, comes after reports that instructors engaged in widespread sexual misconduct against high school cadets in a program meant to instill leadership skills. → Read More
The effort, made by GOP lawmakers in the annual VA spending bill, aims to stop the agency from following policies it sees as welcoming to women and LGBTQ+ people. → Read More
Lawmakers are dialing up pressure on the Air Force to make a final decision about the permanent home for U.S. Space Command. → Read More
While the 2021 evacuation airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans out, thousands more who helped the U.S. military during the war were estimated to be left behind. → Read More
Service members would get a 5.2% pay raise next year under the House Armed Services Committee's draft of the annual defense policy bill. → Read More