Report to Congress on FY2025 Budget for Military Health System
The following is the Aug. 22, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, FY2025 Budget Request for the Military Health System.…
No Furloughs at Arlington National Cemetery
Staff at Arlington National Cemetery will avoid furloughs this fiscal year reducing fears the cemetery would extend wait times for…
Pentagon Warns Budget Cuts Would Hurt Wounded Warriors
Wounded Warrior programs and TRICARE beneficiaries are at risk due to the ongoing budget uncertainty, the Pentagon’s top health official told the House…
Update: Controversial Medal Faces New Review
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is calling for a review of the ranking of a controversial new medal created to…
Senate Defense Leaders Want New Medal Ranked Lower
Senate leaders have joined a grassroots call to lower the precedence of a new medal that recognizes warfare contribution from…
House Passes Pentagon Spending Bill
The House passed a full Fiscal Year 2013 spending bill allowing the military more flexibility in programming sequestration cuts on…
Senate Confirms New Leaders for CENTCOM and AFRICOM
The Senate has confirmed two regional commanders, following delays, according to a Wednesday release from the Department of Defense.…
House to Hagel: Downgrade the UAV and Cyber Medal
Almost 50 House leaders called on Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to lower the precedence of a new medal designed…
House Offers DoD Budget Scalpel Instead of Axe
The U.S. House of Representatives revealed a stopgap bill to allow the Department of Defense more flexibility to apply cuts…
Cuts Mean Veterans Wait Longer for Arlington Burial
The ten percent sequestration cuts across the Department of Defense budget will increase wait times at Arlington National Cemetery, a…
SECDEF Hagel’s First Message to Troops
The following is the first message new Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave to Pentagon workers as he assumed the role on…