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Despite record budgets, the US Navy is short hundreds of millions for maintenance

The U.S. Navy is short hundreds of millions of dollars for ship depot maintenance this year and is already looking at just shy of $1 billion in unfunded maintenance in 2020.

By David B. Larter

4 years ago

How the Navy plans to retain officers with special skills

The latest reform is part of a larger series of innovations designed to keep valued officers in uniform.

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago

Will $95B for R&D make its way to the final defense appropriations bill?

A proposed 2019 defense spending bill contains a record $95 billion for research and development.

5 years ago

Trump budget won’t rebuild the military, and that’s dangerous, think tank says

President Trump’s budget plans will fail at “rebuilding” the armed forces, but there’s room for lawmakers to act, according to a new American Enterprise Institute report.

5 years ago

Bill could require Pentagon to report opioid prescription rates among TRICARE beneficiaries

Lawmakers say the Pentagon needs to ensure that opioid prescriptions are reported to state monitoring programs.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Nuclear warhead agency receives 17.5 percent increase following Nuclear Posture Review

The National Nuclear Security Administration gets a major boost as the Pentagon expects it to do more to refurbish America's nuclear warheads.

By Aaron Mehta

5 years ago