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Defense appropriations bill increases troops, seeks details on OTAs

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The 2019 defense appropriations bill is nearly at the fi... read more

Trump budget seeks defense spending boost, major cuts in other agencies

President Trump on Thursday morning released a $1.15 trillion budget proposal that seeks a major increase ... and ensure our troops have the tools necessary to complete their missions. I look forward ... read more

Overnight Defense: Pentagon denies troops on Syrian front lines | Senators push for more Afghan visas

MCCAIN PROPOSES $18B INCREASE ... defense spending by $17 billion to bulk up troop levels, pay for new equipment and increase a planned pay raise for troops. McCain's amendment would also authorize a ... read more

Senate backs bill to avert shutdown, boost military spending

The measure includes $675 billion for the Defense ... Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., called the bill approved Tuesday historic, noting that the package boosts funding for medical rese... read more

April showers bring legislative flowers for defense

April is shaping up to be a pivotal month for Congress, especially for the House Armed Services Committee and the 2018 defense authorization bill ... Congress will either have to pass the appropriatio... read more

New bill would fund war in two stages

The first stage would give the Bush administration about half of the $95.5 billion it seeks for U.S. troops ... House Appropriations Chairman David Obey, D-Wisconsin, and Defense Subcommittee Chair Jo... read more

Panel rejects attempt by Democrats to get Trump travel costs

authored the measure as an amendment to the annual defense policy bill being ... Armed Services Committee approved. The Senate bill would add 5,000 active-duty troops to the Army, while the House seek... read more

Officials: Trump Will Ask for $54 Billion Increase in Military Spending

Details on what exactly this budget is going to look ... Since the election, President Trump has been talking up some very expensive military plans, including increases in the number of troops, ships, ... read more

Transgender service member gets gender reassignment surgery

WASHINGTON (AP) — An active-duty service member has received gender-reassignment surgery, the Pentagon said Tuesday, amid ongoing debate over whether transgender troops should be allowed to continue t... read more

International Lawyers: Strike Against Syria Would Be Illegal

In this statement released Wednesday, a group of international law experts warn that a U.S. military strike on Syria would be illegal if not in self-defense or with U.N. Security ... becoming the very ... read more

Overnight Healthcare: House mental health bill finally moving forward

http://bit.ly/1TU5Jke Senate labor-HHS spending bill is actually bipartisan The Senate took the first step Tuesday in getting its most contentious appropriations bill ... without including details. A ... read more