A provision to exempt civilian Defense Department employees from President Trump’s controversial executive orders aimed at stripping two-thirds of the federal workforce of their collective bargaining ...

The Pentagon’s exploration of privatizing its commissaries may be thwarted by the annual defense policy bill now moving through Congress. The proposed fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization ...

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WASHINGTON — The House and Senate Armed Services Committees unveiled legislation Friday supporting a 3.8% pay raise for service members and restricting any Pentagon efforts to undermine aid to Ukraine ...

The Senate version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill would authorize an extra $32.1 billion for national security spending above what the Pentagon sought, putting the chamber on a collision ...

Lawmakers have moved to prevent the Defense Department from privatizing military commissaries as part of Congress’ proposed compromise defense policy bill. (Patrick Albright) Lawmakers have moved to ...

Three of the four congressional defense committees have published 2026 authorization and appropriation legislation.[i] [ii] The full House has also passed the defense appropriations bill on a ...

The annual defense policy bills dominate the House and Senate floor agenda this week, with Senate Republicans also looking to speed up the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees. The Senate ...