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Senators rally to boost defense spending, with $1 billion for Taiwan
A bipartisan group of senators seeks to boost defense spending beyond the debt ceiling cap amid resistance from House Republicans.
Concerns over VA electronic health records mount after another system problem
A system issue forced the health records offline for a day last week, disrupting medical operations at a Washington state site.
Army Futures Command chief on what his team got right — and wrong — since its founding
Defense News sat down with Gen. Mike Murray on one of his many trips to see modernization efforts in action, this time during Edge 21 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.
By Jen Judson
Ex-command sergeant major accused of desertion amid CID probe into sex assault
The senior enlisted paratrooper faces a second court-martial that includes a new sex assault charge and a desertion charge.
By Davis Winkie
He went from NYC to Vietnam to deliver beer during a war — now his story is coming to the big screen
Raise your glasses, because this is going to be a fun one.
By Jon Simkins
Let’s hope the Pentagon’s new military community and family policy appointee discards the ‘Army goggles’
The mess of paperwork facing spouses at Parent Central Services, and the difficulties of balancing a career with volunteer expectations are just some of the many obstacles the new leader for military community and family policy can address, says the author of this commentary.
By Frances Tilney Burke
Russian bounties on US troops and a sharp rise in COVID numbers ― The Briefing for 7.3.20
Did a Russian intelligence unit offer bounties to Taliban fighters for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan? The Briefing for July 3, 2020.
By Ben Murray
How Army Futures Command plans to grow soldiers’ artificial intelligence skills
Gen. Mike Murray is pushing three new efforts to drive innovation in the Army.
By Aaron Mehta
IM-SHORAD delayed by pandemic, but first unit equip date remains in place
"We're making adjustments as necessary, and then working with the companies to try and catch up," the head of Army acquisition said Wednesday.
By Aaron Mehta
Senators blast Esper’s ‘dysfunctional decision-making’ on coronavirus
Esper has "often prioritized readiness at the expense of the health of servicemembers and their families," the senators wrote.
By Aaron Mehta
How this $121 million may jump-start fixes to military child care needs
Funding could help increase child care spaces.
By Karen Jowers