More money to buy weaponry and fight inflation in House defense bill
House lawmakers advanced plans for their $840 billion defense policy bill early Thursday morning, which include more money to offset the costs of inflation, purchase…
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Troops would get $90 monthly bonuses to counter inflation in House plan
Troops could receive monthly bonuses to counter rising inflation costs under a proposal adopted by House lawmakers on Wednesday, but a separate plan to guarantee…
House seeks to establish critical munitions reserve in defense authorization
WASHINGTON – A provision in the House’s annual defense authorization bill, released Monday, would require the Pentagon to establish a critical munitions reserve and establish…
Bids to weaken military COVID vaccine mandate stall in Congress
Congressional Republicans were unsuccessful in multiple bids Wednesday to undo or weaken the military’s mandate that troops and Defense Department personnel get vaccinated against the…
No consensus yet on military spending for next year, except for more of it
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers on Wednesday offered new and conflicting plans for defense spending next year, teeing up intense congressional debate in the coming months…
Plan to overhaul Army fitness test gets support from House lawmakers
House lawmakers on Wednesday backed plans to overhaul Army fitness standards for troops in combat jobs, mirroring plans adopted by senators last week that could…
Bigger military housing stipends, lower commissary costs pushed to fight inflation
House lawmakers want to bump up military housing stipends and drop costs of some commissary items to combat the impact of inflation on family finances….
This week in Congress: Defense authorization and appropriations work collides on Wednesday
Wednesday will be a pivotal day for the Pentagon’s fiscal 2023 budget, with a pair of key House committees drafting their spending plans for military…
Bigger military bonuses might be on the way to help with recruiting, retention
Military officials could start offering bigger recruiting and retention bonuses in 2023 under language included in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the annual…
A-10 retirements, more Air Force F-35s in Senate defense policy bill
WASHINGTON — The Air Force could finally get its chance to start retiring some of its older A-10 Warthog attack planes. The Senate Armed Services…