Jim Inhofe

How much does inflation actually matter to DoD and can it be fixed?

Congress says DoD’s budget isn’t big enough for price increases, however lawmakers hold the purse strings

Defense

DoD’s budget inflation story is more complicated than you think

Defense

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Republicans want to know the cost of inflation on 2023 Defense budget

DoD Reporter's Notebook

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DoD budget contains big pay raise and largest research investment ever

Defense

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Congress taps brakes on DoD project to reform IT funding

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Certain agencies miss getting a clean audit bill of health for differing reasons

Federal Newscast

(U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Rau)

DoD trying to balance changes to sexual assault prosecution without giving up large UCMJ authority

Defense

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Defense in Washington on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)

Military leaders push back on taking crimes out of chain of command

Defense

FILE - In this June 3, 2011, file photo, the Pentagon is seen from air from Air Force One. It’s the biggest budget the Pentagon has ever seen: $700 billion. That’s far more in defense spending than America’s two nearest competitors, China and Russia, and will mean the military can for the bill for thousands more troops, more training, more ships and a lot else. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

DoD budget largely flat, cuts legacy systems for modernization

Defense

An NDAA veto could threaten special pay for troops, lawmakers say they won’t let that happen

Congress

Congress finishes up NDAA, Trump still threatening veto

Defense

A voter stands on a social distance marker outside the Washington County Election Center in Hagerstown, Md., Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, for the first day of in-person early voting. (Colleen McGrath/The Herald-Mail via AP)

2020 roundup: Most key lawmakers for feds keep congressional seats

The vast majority of congressmen and senators who hold a key committee post or have a history of advocating for federal employees have won their reelection…

Congress

Smith says border wall still holding up 2020 NDAA, “skinny” bill a nonstarter

Time is running out for Congress to finish the 2020 defense authorization bill.

Defense

Esper, Norquist vow to fill Pentagon’s empty leadership positions

Defense News

With a Defense secretary confirmed and a deputy secretary in the wings, Pentagon officials said they’ll prioritize filling the rest of DoD’s vacant political positions.