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Why I chose to retire from government service at this time
In this op-ed, retired Navy Capt. John Cordle shares why he chose to retire from his position as a federal worker under the current administration.
By Capt. John Cordle (ret.)
Senate passes resolution to end US support of Saudi Arabia in Yemen, 54-46
The vote marks the first time lawmakers have invoked the decades-old War Powers Resolution to halt American military involvement in a foreign conflict.
By Joe Gould
House Armed Services to give Trump’s Space Force a makeover
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says the president's Space Force proposal will not survive his panel.
By Joe Gould
Trump’s defense secretary faces ethics complaint over Boeing promotion
The complaint asks officials to investigate whether the acting defense secretary has improperly pushed for Boeing contracts while serving as a government official.
By Tara Copp, AP
Here’s how much money the Defense Department wants for its trio of new space organizations
Out of the Space Force, U.S. Space Command or the Space Development Agency, which organization is set to get the most money in fiscal 2020? The answer may surprise you.
By Valerie Insinna
Smith: Trim budget fat in America’s nuclear triad
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith says he's open to cutting back quantities of nuclear arms instead of one leg of the nation’s nuclear triad.
By Joe Gould
Here’s Trump’s FY20 budget. It’s about to get shredded.
President Trump’s new budget reflects White House funding priorities, but it has little if any chance of becoming law.
By Joe Gould
This week in Congress: The fiscal 2020 budget finally drops
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 11, 2019.
House Democrats demand Shanahan explain border wall funding scheme
How will the Pentagon pay for the border wall? Lawmakers worry Congress is being sidelined.
By Joe Gould
US Air Force names official to new ‘chief architect’ position
The new official will manage "families of systems" like the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System.
By Valerie Insinna