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House passes Trump megabill with $150 billion in military funding
The bill includes $150 billion for the Pentagon, earmarked for shipbuilding, the Golden Dome and restocking precision weapons, among other priorities.
Trump denies briefing on reported bounties against American troops in Afghanistan
The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump wasn’t briefed on U.S. intelligence assessments earlier this year that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan because the information had not been “verified.”
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Republicans eye meeting on troubled Pentagon policy nomination
With support eroding for President Trump’s nominee for the Pentagon’s top policy job, Senate Armed Services Committee Republicans are planning an emergency meeting to discuss the fate of the nomination, congressional sources say.
By Joe Gould
No Ma’am: Pentagon down to just handful of women appointees, spotlighting history of inequality
Once a trio of departures is official, there will be only three Senate-confirmed women in the Pentagon.
By Aaron Mehta
House committee targets Lockheed in probe of F-35 parts problems
Gaps in the data that follows F-35 spare parts are leading to a rise in costs, lawmakers contend.
This week in Congress: Defense authorization debate takes center stage
Defense and veterans hearings in Congress for the week of June 22, 2020.
New Pentagon team is going to take on racial justice in the military
The defense secretary is setting deadlines for leadership to get to work on diversity and inclusion in the military.
DoD reports would be public under new amendment to must-pass defense bill
All unclassified Pentagon reports ordered by Congress could be made public under a forthcoming amendment to the annual defense policy bill.
By Joe Gould
Supporting military children with the services they need, but lost in the pandemic
One in every five active-duty families with school-aged children reported they have a child with special needs who have lost access to the support services that their school provides.
By Kathy Roth-Douquet
US to consult with NATO allies on future plans for American troops in Europe, says alliance leader
The United States remains committed to its European allies and has pledged to consult them on any future U.S. troop moves in Europe, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday, after President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that he plans to pull thousands of personnel out of Germany.
Elaine McCusker, Pentagon comptroller, resigns
McCusker's nomination for the permanent comptroller job was pulled in March.
By Aaron Mehta