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Troops could get payouts for medical malpractice aboard ships
The proposal builds on earlier reforms to how military malpractice cases are handled.
Military abortion options expected to be debated in annual defense bill process
Democratic lawmakers have already been pushing for military leaders to ensure access to abortion services for troops stationed in states hoping to outlaw the procedure.
New food insecurity stipend should help as many troops as possible, lawmakers argue
Military officials expect to start awarding the new Basic Needs Allowance in calendar 2023.
Military suicide prevention efforts are falling short, Pentagon concedes
The number of active-duty suicides increased every year from 2015 to 2020.
Military justice reform must ensure Special Victim prosecutors are under civilian control
Without this, a decade’s effort at military justice reform will be in jeopardy.
By Jackie Speier and Lynn Rosenthal