The move came without objection in a voice vote late Wednesday night. Amid budget challenges, the Army is looking at in-house solutions to address pay, recruiting and quality-of-life concerns. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 5, 2024. The company won the handgun, rifle and automatic rifle, 6.8mm rifle contracts and is competing for the medium machine gun replacement. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Jan. 22, 2024. Congress passed a third stopgap funding bill as it races to pass a full FY24 defense budget to avoid a year-long CR that would disrupt Pentagon operation. As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza mounts, a growing group of Democrats pushes Biden to apply human rights laws to Israel security assistance. Army leaders say there is an "urgent need" for investment in space capabilities and formations. Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division will be the first to field the new weapons and optics. The senior officials were the last remaining individuals involved in the protest by a Republican senator over the Pentagon's abortion access policy. Load More