Defense

The Obama administration is threatening to veto defense policy legislation passed by the House last week that contains a war-funding gimmick.

Some House lawmakers are attempting to increase defense funding above the caps set by a recent bipartisan agreement through questionable alterations in a special fund for war spending.

Military operations against the terrorist organization ISIS in Iraq and Syria have cost $7 billion, according to a recent Pentagon report.

WASHINGTON -- With the federal budget deficit on the rise again and the nation’s debt still on an unsustainable long-term path, The Concord Coalition today released this year’s version of its “Key Questions” that voters should ask candidates for federal office.

Defense officials are calling for a comprehensive overhaul of the military’s bases, training grounds and other facilities after a new Pentagon report found that over 20 percent of its inf

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says problems in financial reporting and management continue to raise questions about the reliability of some federal data and add to uncertaint

A new report, released shortly before Monday’s Iowa caucuses, says that while all of the 2016 presidential candidates in both parties acknowledge that the rapidly growing national debt is

A former top military official said last week that defense spending restraints after major conflicts have encouraged the Pentagon to innovate and prioritize while allowing the government

The administration is threatening to veto defense policy legislation that House and Senate lawmakers recently negotiated because it includes nearly $40 billion in additional war funding t

Skyrocketing prescription drug costs have blown a hole in the Pentagon’s health care budget but lawmakers disagree on how to lower these costs, with many of them unwilling to alter milita