Mike McCord

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon

2025 budget includes $850 billion for Defense, 4.5% military pay raise

As in the rest of government, DoD’s 2025 proposal would give civilian employees a 2% raise.

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Defense officials say a year-long continuing resolution would be ‘The Bad Place’

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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)An aerial view of the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia.

Inflation expected to hit government contractors hard, Pentagon comptroller says

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Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord/APcontinuing resolution

DoD says March continuing resolution likely, as it prepares 2018 budget review

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Procurement and facilities hit hard by DoD’s 2017 budget, personnel spending is mostly spared

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In this Jan. 9, 2008 photo released by the U.S. Navy, tThe Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming approaches Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga.  Nuclear-armed U.S. submarines that went more than a decade without calling on foreign ports in part because of post-Sept. 11 security concerns are once again visiting other countries, a shift intended to underscore their global presence and lift sailor morale. A stop in September 2015 by USS Wyoming in the United Kingdom was the first of what are expected to be occasional visits to foreign ports. (Lt. Rebecca Rebarich/U.S. Navy via AP)

Navy personnel services and facilities jeopardized by lack of funding

Navy officials told lawmakers facilities sustainment cuts have hurt personnel services and building modernization efforts.

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Budget deal doesn’t pay DoD’s long-term modernization bills

The Pentagon bolsters its plea for $1 trillion in nuclear modernization funds as the weapons age and funding is limited.

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DoD focusing on threats, not modernization in budget

The Defense Department is ramping up its spending in Europe to counter Russian aggression, despite a $17 billion deficit in the fiscal 2017 budget.

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