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The additional money funds a variety of accounts, mostly ones that increase the capacity of the military by spending billions of dollars to procure more aircraft like the F-35 and build and restore ships for the Navy.
The Defense Department is trying to walk a fine line in its support for taking certain crimes out of the military chain of command.
The concerns came in the form of letters to Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), who solicited the military chiefs for their opinions.
The budget gets rid of the overseas contingency operations account and divests $2.8 billion in legacy systems.
In today's Federal Newscast, two committee chairmen criticize the White House. A Navy plan to cut doctors is getting reexamined. The NSF wants to hand out $22 million to teams of problems solvers.
The congressionally-chartered National Commission on Military, National and Public Service made 124 recommendations last year, right at the start of the pandemic. Congress never seriously considered those recommendations, but at least a few senators hope that changes.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is telling the military services to stand up new violence prevention workforces, identify "high risk" bases and assess their own compliance with existing policies meant to stop sexual assault.
In today's Federal Newscast, mass vaccination sites staffed by active duty military members are now up and running in three more cities, with more set to come online in the next few days.
Senators will hear from Biden's defense secretary nominee on Jan. 19.
According to the study, under normal conditions on a commercial jetliner, it would take several consecutive days onboard an aircraft for one COVID-infected passenger to infect another.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee outlines its roadmap for oversight over the next five years.
The National Defense Authorization Act is the most visible thing on which Congress is making progress. But it's not the only thing.
In both chambers of Congress, next year's NDAA tells DoD it's time to devote more energy toward understanding not just the cost of buying weapons, but the long-term cost of owning them.
In today's Federal Newscast, Veterans Affairs officials tell Congress they're in the process of securing enough materials to test agency employees.