New Lesson: Asset classes and types

Key Republican calls for ‘generational’ increase in defense spending

Sen. Roger Wicker said he’ll seek an additional $55 billion in defense spending over the limits forged in the deal to suspend the nation’s debt limit.
Ask Reg: Does National Guard service count toward my military buyback?

Reg Jones tackles the question of whether Title 32 time in the National Guard is creditable for buyback in retirement.
VA says its trust scores among veterans are at highest level ever

More than four in five veterans surveyed said they trust the department’s programs and outreach efforts.
Pentagon mulls special pay boost to fix health care personnel shortage

Officials blamed the shortage on an inability to set competitive pay and other instances of bureaucratic red tape slowing the onboarding of workers.