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Dems blast Trump’s pick for military personnel policy as too combative
Nominee Anthony Tata offered a partial apology for past comments attacking Democrats and Trump critics as traitors.
Why veterans need more than Transition Assistance Programs
The transition to civilian life is a difficult process, but the good news is there is much support available, says the author of this commentary.
By Matthew J. Louis
Bulging deficits may threaten prized Pentagon arms projects
The government’s $3 trillion effort to rescue the economy from the coronavirus crisis is stirring worry at the Pentagon. Bulging federal deficits may force a reversal of years of big defense spending gains and threaten prized projects like the rebuilding of the nation’s arsenal of nuclear weapons.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Many low-income military families need SNAP, but can’t overcome an eligibility hurdle
Congress should revisit SNAP eligibility for military families in the next coronavirus relief bill by excluding BAH from gross income, say the authors of this commentary.
By Frances Tilney Burke and Angela Rachidi
Justice Department is dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case
The action was a stunning reversal for one of the signature cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Military member serving as Trump valet tests positive for coronavirus
A member of the military serving as one of President Donald Trump’s valets has tested positive for the coronavirus, the White House said Thursday. It said Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have since tested negative for the virus and “remain in good health.”
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Challenges remain 2 years after VA’s expansion of caregiver program
The CEO of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation says it has been awaiting new regulations on how the VA plans to expand caregiver benefits to the approximately 4.4 million Americans caring for veterans who served before Sept. 11, 2001.
By Steve Schwab
Navy halts daily COVID-19 updates for stricken ships Theodore Roosevelt and Kidd
The service announced Thursday they will only announce "significant changes" aboard those ships.
No extra money for defense amid coronavirus crisis, think tank argues
The Center for American Progress says $740 billion in planned defense spending is more than enough to cover military needs.
Congress should elevate the top civilian position overseeing special operations
Past efforts to strengthen the role of the top civilian overseeing U.S. Special Operations Command as a "service secretary" has met much resistance, says the author of this commentary.
By Mark Mitchell
Trump taps private equity executive for top special operations job
Louis Bremer, a former SEAL, is the choice to fill a seat that has been empty since the start of 2019.
By Aaron Mehta