How the Pentagon found $300M for Ukraine, but is still deep in the redThe discovery of the $300 million has raised some eyebrows.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Tara Copp, AP7 weeks ago
Upcoming congressional breaks could endanger budget deal talksDefense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 5, 2024.By Leo Shane III3 months ago
SECNAV: Navy seeking more mental health funding in upcoming budgetActing Navy Secretary Thomas Harker said funds are also being moved around in this year's budget for mental health resources.By Geoff Ziezulewicz3 years ago
Unspent border wall funds will be rerouted back to military construction projectsThe Defense Department gave up $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build border barriers.By Meghann Myers3 years ago
Navy looking to slash the budget of its internal oversight officeThe Naval Audit Service could face a 70 percent budget cut in the next two fiscal years, according to internal documents.By Geoff Ziezulewicz3 years ago
Mexico border mission funded through 2021, no current plans to draw down thousands of troopsThere's no sign of redeployments from the border.By Meghann Myers3 years ago
The border emergency is canceled, but thousands of troops there aren’t scheduled to go homeMore than 3,000 troops are stationed at the border, and they'll continue to stay there.By Meghann Myers3 years ago
New in 2021: Border deployments slowly winding down as more wall goes upTroop presence is down about a third from the height of border deployments.By Meghann Myers3 years ago
Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID reliefThe massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September.By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press and Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press3 years ago
Congress seals agreement on $900 billion COVID relief billHouse leaders informed lawmakers that they would vote on the legislation on Monday, and the Senate was likely to vote on Monday, too.By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press3 years ago
SCOTUS to rule on use of Pentagon funds for border wall, but money already spentA lawsuit is challenging $2.5 billion reprogrammed for the wall, but those contracts have long since been awarded.By Meghann Myers4 years ago
Court revives House’s challenge of Trump wall using Defense Department fundingA federal appeals court on Friday revived a House challenge of President Donald Trump’s use of Defense Department money to build a border wall after Democrats refused to provide funding he requested.4 years ago