Seeing red: US deficit jumps $779 billion, adding budget pressure Rising deficit spending threatens to add downward pressure on future defense budgets. By: Joe Gould 2 days ago
Trump appears to call for defense spending cuts The president called for across-the-board cuts in government spending. By: Aaron Mehta 4 days ago
Money finally arrives to revamp Charlestown Navy Yard The funds are earmarked for the Charlestown Navy Yard to address long-deferred maintenance at the complex, which dates to 1800 and is one of the Navy’s original yards. By: The Associated Press October 5
Senate passes aviation bill with $1.7B in disaster aid The disaster aid is part of a bill that authorizes about $90 billion for federal aviation programs over the next five years. By: Kevin Freking, The Associated Press October 3
DoD hands out $7.54 billion in year-end contract bonanza When the fiscal year ends, the Pentagon contracts flow. By: Aaron Mehta October 1
Trump signs defense spending plan, with one more swipe at Democrats The spending plan increases military pay by 2.6 percent, the largest pay raise in ten years. By: Leo Shane III September 28
Pentagon budget win eclipsed by Kavanaugh assault allegations Congress' budget victory has been overtaken by Supreme Court drama. By: Joe Gould September 27
No shutdown: House finalizes FY19 military budget, and Trump drops his opposition The president says he will sign the funding measure, which gives the military its full-year budget on schedule for the first time in a decade. By: Leo Shane III and Joe Gould September 26
Trump signs the largest VA budget ever In fiscal 2019, total VA spending will exceed $200 billion for the first time. By: Leo Shane III September 21
As deadline nears, Senate approves $674 billion defense budget bill To avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, House lawmakers must pass the spending measure next week. By: Leo Shane III and Joe Gould September 18
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