‘West-side Skid Row’: Pests, crime, litigation plague plans for VA’s Los Angeles campus
Pests and crime threaten VA's efforts to expand housing for homeless veterans at its sprawling west Los Angeles campus.
By Patricia Kime
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House Republicans seek new strategy for passing VA policy bills
Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., wants to develop a “must-pass” authorization bill process for the VA similar to the legislative procedure used to approve the NDAA.
By Patricia Kime
This week in Congress: NDAA conference work continues
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Nov. 6.
DoD personnel chief nominee says he'll be charged 'with making life easier' for troops, families
Nominee for Pentagon's personnel chief cites says some hard facts need to be address "or the force will break."
By Karen Jowers
After 16 years, congressional debate on military force authorizations remains stalled
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis testified before senators Monday that a new force authorization in the war on terror would be welcome, but isn't needed.
Senators to press Tillerson and Mattis on new war authority
President Donald Trump’s national security brain trust faces Congress on the need for a new war authorization as the deadly ambush in Niger is igniting a push among many lawmakers to update the legal parameters for combat operations overseas.
This week in Congress: Mattis and the AUMF debate
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of October 30, 2017.
US lawmakers begin wrangling over annual defense policy bill
The U.S. House and Senate conferees on a massive 2018 defense authorization bill are launching negotiations between the chambers’ competing bills.
By Joe Gould
Military Times Poll: What you really think about Trump
The latest Military Times poll shows more active-duty troops like Trump than dislike him, but divisions remain within the ranks.
Schumer: It’s time for Congress to re-examine war authorizations
The Senate’s top Democrat says he favors a re-examination of the country’s war authorization amid controversy surrounding the deaths of four U.S. troops in Niger.
By Joe Gould
Boiling point: McCain frustrations with Mattis, McMaster go public
Simmering tension between Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain and the Trump administration’s national security team over information sharing, the defense budget and Pentagon appointments boiled into public view last week.
McCain says he is on the rocks with Mattis and McMaster
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain on Tuesday painted a dire picture of his relationship with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster.
By Joe Gould