The Mexican Border Defense Medal recognizes service members deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border since Jan. 20, according to a DOD memo. Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House to discuss how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The Senate defense budget plan would give a boost of more than 2% to base military funding next year, more than the White House asked for. Congressional leaders are already starting to trade blame for a government shutdown, two months before the funding deadline. Unless Congress intervenes and adequately funds science and technology, we are risking strategic failure, argues former Air Force secretary Frank Kendall. By Frank Kendall
5 weeks ago The new myAuth system replaces the legacy DS Logon system, which authenticates users onto more than 200 Defense Department and Veterans Affairs websites. Only a few Democrats broke ranks to support the House's spending plan for Defense Department operations in fiscal 2026. Retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata has made inflammatory comments about Democratic leaders and former President Barack Obama. Trump said European allies would buy “billions and billions” of dollars of U.S. military equipment to be transferred to Ukraine. By Illia Novikov, AP
7 weeks ago Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 14, 2025. Load More