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Transgender vets threaten to sue VA over delay in surgery options
VA officials announced plans to provide gender conforming surgeries more than two years ago, but have not moved ahead on the promise.
Risk aversion and secrecy are costing US its military advantage, No. 2 general says
Air Force Gen. John Hyten will step down in November.
Senate confirms Del Toro as 78th SECNAV
The retired Navy officer and businessman has cited China and climate change as the predominant threats facing the force.
Kendall confirmed as Air Force secretary after senators lift procedural holds
Kendall could be sworn in as the Air Force and Space Force's top civilian official as soon as Tuesday.
A dozen of Biden’s national security nominees are on hold in the Senate
At least three lawmakers are using the nominees as bargaining chips in talks on various concerns.
VA secretary nominee faces easy confirmation hearing, difficult task in fixing department
If confirmed, Denis McDonough would be only the second non-veteran to lead Veterans Affairs.
After huge hack, Biden security picks want more cyber coordination with industry
Nominees for defense secretary and director of national intelligence say more government-private information sharing is needed to prevent breaches.
By Andrew Eversden
Defense secretary nominee, offering scant details, commits to rooting out extremism, sexual assault in the force
Lawmakers questioned the defense secretary nominee on issues that have been making headlines.
Smith touts Lloyd Austin as he lobbies Democrats to back waiver for defense secretary nominee
Democrats are calling for Austin's speedy confirmation.
By Joe Gould
General education: What Austin can learn from Mattis’s rocky relationship with Congress
Austin must work with Congress to win support for President-elect Joe Biden’s national security budget and priorities.
By Joe Gould
Here’s why Biden’s first defense secretary may be a Trump appointee
President-elect Joe Biden’s first defense secretary may turn out to be President Donald Trump’s last deputy defense secretary, at least for a several days.
By Joe Gould