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Defense Secretary James Mattis sent a letter to Congress outlining exactly what a three month continuing resolution does to the military.
The Army has been through a lot in its six months without a civilian leader.
The Army chief of staff wants a new assessment of the $6 billion WIN-T program, hopefully in time to influence the 2018 Defense authorization bill. He worries the system is too vulnerable in real-world battle conditions and is based on outdated technology.
The Defense Department is requesting $575 billion in its base budget, a $52 billion increase from last year to help increase readiness.
The Defense Department won't have any problems spending money if Congress can pass a budget next week.
Gen. Paul Selva all but told Americans to vote out their member of Congress because of the failure to pass a budget.
The top military leaders of each branch say the cumulative effect of years of continuing resolutions is taking its toll. But what makes 2017 so much worse than all the other years?
Defense Secretary James Mattis laid out plans for the next six years in a Feb. 1 memo.
The Navy is revamping its training paths for officers and enlisted leaders to better emphasize personal attributes that could be beneficial to the service.
Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley joined the Army Secretary and the Navy in asking for readiness money before expanding end strength.
As some of the best officers leave the Army, the service's personnel evaluation system is stuck in the 1950s and it's still years before anything can change. Federal News Radio's special report, The Army is Shortchanging its Future Force, shows the Army is starting to take steps to address the problem to meet its Force of the Future goals.
Officers with advanced civilian degrees are getting pushed out of the Army. But they are the very people Defense Secretary Ash Carter wants in the military. The Army's aging personnel evaluation system may be to blame.
The National Guard is trying to ease the transition for troops and businesses as it increases training days for some units.
Eric Fanning, the secretary of the Army, said last week that he's ordered a new initiative designed to reduce time-consuming requirements directed by Department of the Army headquarters, particularly with regard to training.