The Pentagon and several other federal agencies suffered a lapse in appropriations Jan. 31, as a full-year fiscal 2026 spending package awaits passage in the House after a last-minute approval in the Senate. The odds are high, however, that the partial government shutdown is quickly ...
fiscal 2026
Congress moved one step closer to passing a defense budget and avoiding another government shutdown Jan. 22 as the House passed a mammoth appropriations package. The spending package includes cuts in funding for the B-21 Raider bomber and the LRSO missile.
The Senate voted Nov. 10 to approve a stopgap funding bill that would reopen the federal government and keep it funded through January, a significant step toward ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
The government shut down for the first time in more than six years at midnight, Oct. 1, after Congress failed to pass last-ditch appropriations bills Sept. 30. Troops must still report for duty, but hundreds of thousands of Pentagon civilians are being furloughed under guidance ...
“The United States government is once again careening toward a government shutdown as lawmakers play chicken over legislation that would keep the government running. In doing so, Congress is putting politics ahead of common sense and political theater ahead of its fundamental responsibility to fund ...
Were Vets Exposed to Toxins on Nevada Test and Training Range? By Rachel S. Cohen In 1983, Dave Crete graduated from technical school bound for one of the Air Force’s most unusual postings for security forces Airmen: the Nevada Test and...