Pentagon presses Congress for Ukraine funding, citing dire situationPentagon leaders told Congress that Ukraine and Israel both desperately need weapons being held up by a failure to pass a funding package.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press27 hours ago
Internet subsidy used by millions of vets, troops set to expire in MayA federal program that helps troops and veterans pay for home internet access will run out of funding next month without congressional action.By Leo Shane III32 hours ago
VA support program to buy up veterans’ defaulted home loansThe Department of Veterans Affairs will start buying veterans' failing mortgages to help them stay in their homes.By Leo Shane III8 days ago
Defense, VA budget work begins on Capitol Hill as Congress returns Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 8, 2024.By Leo Shane III11 days ago
Pentagon urges ‘alternatives’ in Israel meeting, with few detailsAn invasion of Gaza's southern city of Rafah would be a humanitarian catastrophe, said a defense official speaking with reporters.By Noah Robertson and Bryant Harris3 weeks ago
Services were slow to process COVID vaccine exemptions, watchdog findsA Pentagon evaluation found some services taking too long to process COVID vaccine exemption paperwork.By Meghann Myers5 weeks ago