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What books are US Army, congressmen reading?
Two members of the House and two Army leaders tell Defense News what's on their nightstands.
By Staff
New legislation aims to give drone crews tax-free combat pay
Pilots and sensor operators in any branch of the armed forces, who work on any RPA fleet used in designated areas of conflict, would be eligible for tax-free income.
Pentagon’s fuel prices rose $3 billion amid inflationary pressures
Spiking fuel prices will cost the Pentagon $3 billion more than expected, and it will have to go to Congress for more money, a senior official said in congressional testimony on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
Argument over ‘woke-ism’ in the military erupts in House hearing
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., accused the Biden administration of starving America’s military by wasting time on “woke-ism.”
No, Steven Seagal is not fighting with Russian special forces in Ukraine
He is not there to karate chop Kyiv.
By Sarah Sicard
Judge temporarily bars military from punishing two officers over vaccine refusal
The military must temporarily halt stripping two officers who refused to take the COVID vaccine of their commands, a federal judge in Florida ruled.
Defense bill orders Biden nuclear briefing for Congress on probing allies
Congress would get a window into pleas from allies to the Biden administration not to change policy on the use of nuclear weapons under language in the new compromise defense policy bill.
By Joe Gould
House passes defense bill 363-70; Senate up next
The House passed a new compromise defense policy bill and sent it to the Senate Tuesday, endorsing a $25 billion increase over President Joe Biden’s defense budget request for 2022
By Joe Gould
Military justice reform must ensure Special Victim prosecutors are under civilian control
Without this, a decade’s effort at military justice reform will be in jeopardy.
By Jackie Speier and Lynn Rosenthal