By Debbie Gregory. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has confirmed that the Pentagon plans to sharply increase spending on the fight…
By Debbie Gregory. Five evolving challenges drive the Pentagon’s planning for the 2017 defense budget request, including Russian aggression in…
By Debbie Gregory. The good news is that the VA’s claims backlog, a major source of embarrassment for a number…
By Debbie Gregory. As the U.S. winds down the Afghan war, the government has been eyeing a much reduced military…
By Debbie Gregory. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter submitted a proposed $583 billion Defense Department budget for 2017 that focuses…
By Debbie Gregory. Following credible threats against him by followers of the Islamic State, Special Forces soldier and UFC fighter…
By Debbie Gregory. The killing of two Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) hackers is raising new questions about…
By Debbie Gregory. As his SEAL Team Six unit raided a Taliban hide-out where an American doctor was being held hostage, Chief Special…
By Debbie Gregory. The House of Representatives has just passed a bill that will bring unnecessary and unjustified financial hardship…
By Debbie Gregory. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has approved the nomination of Washington lawyer Michael Missal to be the…