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Veterans are running for Congress — who to watch on election night
Eighteen races on the ballot this month will feature two veterans vying against each other for a seat in Congress.
Naval Audit Service cuts still pushed by Navy Department, despite lawmaker opposition
Navy leaders say oversight remains important, but some on Capitol Hill want to know more about the rationale for such cuts.
Skepticism surrounds VA promise to draw down backlog of compensation and pension exams
Department officials have nearly 360,000 unfinished medical exams right now, about three times the pre-pandemic total.
Virginia lawmakers prepare to battle the Pentagon over a potential cut to the carrier fleet
Key lawmakers from naval hub Virginia are warning it's a blind alley, strategically and politically.
Lawmaker seeks answers from Navy over proposed cuts to internal audit agency
The letter from U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria, a retired Navy surface warfare officer, follows a Navy Times report on planned cuts to the Naval Audit Service.
Familiar faces take gavels of defense panels
This week saw a wave of organizational moves in both chambers, with familiar faces in new roles and some new lawmakers added to the Armed Services committees.
By Joe Gould
In race between Navy veterans, Democrat Elaine Luria holds on to US House seat in Virginia
Rep. Elaine Luria, a former Navy commander, held onto her seat in a Virginia congressional district that includes Naval Base Norfolk.
2 Democrats with national security experience vie for reelection in Virginia
The former Navy commander and former CIA operations officer were part of a historic wave of women who helped Democrats retake the U.S. House in 2018.
Veterans will see same cost-of-living boost in 2021 as Social Security beneficiaries
Social Security officials will announce their plans for a COLA boost in coming weeks.
Lawmakers question VA approach on burn pits, advance bill to help military toxic exposure victims
The moves continued congressional goal of addressing the issue of burn pits in some way this year.
No Ma’am: Pentagon down to just handful of women appointees, spotlighting history of inequality
Once a trio of departures is official, there will be only three Senate-confirmed women in the Pentagon.
By Aaron Mehta