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This week in Congress: Final NDAA compromise expected to be unveiled
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 5, 2022.
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Government dress codes? They’re old hat, federal workers say in survey
The consensus was that workplace dress has relaxed, if it even changed at all since 2020.
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Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations
Some Iraq war veterans have rallied around the bipartisan vote to repeal the 2002 authorization as Congress seeks to reassert its war powers authorities.
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GOP bill bans military abortions, transgender care, diversity work
The $826.5 billion spending plan is likely to face strong resistance from the White House and Senate Democrats.
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Senators seek to bypass defense caps in debt ceiling bill
Defense hawks demand supplementals to increase the debt ceiling agreement’s defense spending caps, possibly in the next Ukraine aid bill.
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Pay, retirement paperwork backlog being cleared, Navy says
A DD-214 record summarizes a service member’s military career and is vital for attaining veterans’ benefits and transitioning into the civilian world.
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Connecticut lawmakers demand more information on Army helicopter award
The Army this week declined to discuss its FLRAA decision with lawmakers, citing the protest period.
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Rosalynn Carter, closest adviser to President Jimmy Carter, dies
They wed in 1946, shortly after his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
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Congress boosts Pentagon budget, Ukraine spending in omnibus
The Pentagon will receive a $69.3 billion budget increase over FY 22 on top of another $27.9 in emergency funding to support Ukraine.
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Vets tap businesses for VA disability claims help, but there’s a cost
Thousands of veterans work with for-profit firms to apply for disability benefits. Veterans advocates call the practice predatory and possibly illegal.
