Pentagon Abortion, Transgender Policies Safe, But Diversity Programs Take a Hit in Compromise Defense Bill Negotiations over this year's NDAA turned into a culture-war minefield after the House loaded its version of the defense bill...
Congress Tells Army to Set Higher Fitness Standards for Combat Arms Soldiers Congress is set to direct the Army to boost fitness standards for most combat-arms jobs through a compromise defense policy...
Biggest Military Pay Raise in 2 Decades Finalized in Newly Released Defense Bill Service members will get a 5.2% pay raise come January under the compromise annual defense bill unveiled Wednesday night.
Stolen Valor Among Small Businesses Lying About Being Veteran-Owned Targeted by Iowa Senator Sen. Joni Ernst's bill has received support from some veterans groups, including the American Legion.
Showdown Looming: Senate Takes Moderate Route, House Pushes Culture Wars in Annual Defense Bill The two chambers will now have to find common ground on the starkly different versions of the National Defense Authorization...
Pet Moving Costs Could Be Covered on Your Next PCS Congress allowed the new military PCS entitlement in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
Fertility Testing, Artificial Insemination Would Be Available to Troops Under Proposed Bill With the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization bill, Congress is taking steps to broaden assisted reproductive...
Court-Martial Convictions Would Need Unanimous Jury Verdicts Under Measure Added to Defense Bill The amendment would change one of the last ways the military justice system differs from civilian courts after a series of...
GOP Uses Must-Pass Defense Bill to Thwack at Abortion, Transgender Troops as Legislation Passes House The traditionally bipartisan bill became a battleground for culture war issues this year after far-right lawmakers threatened...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...