Opinion
Why service members deserve the right to repair
Service members need the tools, parts and authority to make immediate fixes themselves, without having to navigate red tape
By Lt. Col. Cindy Serrano Roberts (ret.)
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Navy budget seeks to boost modernization of fleet, shipyards
The Navy intends to use some of the funds to increase its fleet of warships by 19 and modernize century-old shipyards.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Lawmaker floats Boeing squeeze play for troubled KC-46
House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Wittman, R-Va., said the Air Force should pressure Boeing by accepting only the minimum number of tankers.
By Joe Gould
This week in Congress: Military leaders deploy to Capitol Hill
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 2, 2020.
Expect Congress to block Africa troop cuts, says defense panel chairman
The upcoming 2021 defense policy bill will likely restrict the Pentagon from reducing its footprint in Africa, says the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
By Joe Gould
New in 2020: Another battle about transgender troops
A top lawmaker says the issue is one of his biggest goals for the coming year.
Armed Services Committee chairmen resolve to narrow defense bill in 2020
What will next year's National Defense Authorization Act look like?
By Joe Gould
Explainer: Can you now sue the military for medical malpractice?
Historically, service members have been blocked from filing negligence claims under the Feres doctrine.
By David P. Sheldon and Corey D. Bean
Open Skies Treaty to get protections even as Trump considers an exit
Trump is expected to sign a defense policy bill the includes an Open Skies Treaty oversight measure.
By Joe Gould
Armed forces to track race, ethnicity and gender of criminal suspects
Services also must analyze the data.
Defense bill requires local JROTC programs to admit homeschooled students
The measure establishes a uniform policy across the nation and eliminates any ambiguity regarding homeschooled students’ eligibility.
By Diana Stancy
Senate sends Trump defense bill with federal parental leave, 3.1% pay raise for Pentagon personnel
The Senate on Tuesday voted to send to President Donald Trump an annual defense policy bill that combines a $738 billion Pentagon budget blueprint with legislation to provide federal employees with 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press