Stories Tagged as
Military
For low-income military service members, inflation hits family budgets hard
Jul 13, 2022
Congress is considering a Pentagon funding bill that would continue a "basic needs allowance" for low-income service members.
Crews train in Boise in case wildfires require military muscle
by
Madelyn Beck
Jul 4, 2022
The U.S. Forest Service has a military team it uses as backup to fight fires.
Russia faces a mounting bill for maintaining its invasion of Ukraine
by
Justin Ho
Mar 23, 2022
In the long run, the country's economy will pay a high price.
President Biden signs defense spending authorization bill into law
by
Justin Ho
Dec 31, 2021
The defense spending authorization bill for fiscal year 2022 is a big increase from previous years. It's also more than the President originally requested. And compared to recent social spending legislation, the bill passed relatively smoothly.
Military leaders encourage hesitant service members to get vaccinated
by
Blake Farmer
May 26, 2021
Many people in the military are already fully immunized. Others are taking more time to convince.
Trump administration moves to adapt military airwaves for 5G networks
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Aug 11, 2020
It's a plan to free up space for commercial 5G signals so they're less likely to get blocked.
Congress investigates substandard military housing
by
Amy Scott
Dec 3, 2019
Two hearings this week are the latest in an ongoing probe of privatized housing.
For public good, not for profit.
Some tech employees don't want their work used by the military
by
Molly Wood
Feb 27, 2019
But some military plans are banking on private partnerships.
How much would it cost to create a military Space Force?
by
Molly Wood
Nov 27, 2018
The answer depends on who you ask.
Defense authorization act would boost military spending, but can it be sustained?
by
Renata Sago
Aug 13, 2018
President Donald Trump heads to upstate New York on Monday to sign one of the largest military budgets in the nation’s history. The $716 billion John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act pours money into pay, training and equipment maintenance, among other things. But some point out it adds to the fast-rising federal deficit and […]