For industry to execute the plans in the Future Years Defense Program, major improvements will have to take place. Republicans have selected a traditional defense hawk and Ukraine aid proponent as the new House appropriations chairman. The Department of Veterans Affairs will start buying veterans' failing mortgages to help them stay in their homes. Legislation introduced in the Senate would guarantee a cost-of-living boost in veterans benefits in 2025. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 8, 2024. How much money will it take to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region, and who gets to decide? A watchdog warned that VA medical officials may not be able to respond to problems with implantable medical devices because of poor tracking systems. The $300 million in Taiwan military financing falls far short of the $3.9 billion in security assistance for Taipei tied up with Ukraine, Israel aid. Veterans Affairs medical sites saw their patient numbers spike after a five-month effort to improve access and delivery of health care. The Navy's wish list seeks to accelerate future capability development and fill in gaps that have arisen since the service drafted its FY25 budget plans. Load More