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Lawmaker criticizes Navy secretary for nearly $2B funding shortfall …
WEB21 hours ago · Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro was met with pushback and accusations of withholding information by lawmakers Thursday when he urged them to fill a $1.95 billion gap needed to fund the building of ...
Senate approves $3 billion in emergency funding to cover VA …
WEB1 day ago · Joshua Jacobs, the VA undersecretary for benefits, said Wednesday at a Senate committee hearing that the $3 billion represents about a week’s worth of compensation to veterans. About 140,000 ...
VA due $665M from third-party insurers and veterans’ copays, …
WEB1 day ago · An estimated 40 million claims make up a backlog of overdue payments due from third-party insurers and veterans who owe copayments while an online tool malfunctioned. Without the tool, “VA is ...
Aircraft carrier USS Truman to deploy next week to Middle East
WEB20 hours ago · The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and a force of 6,5000 sailors will deploy next week on a mission that is expected to take the warship’s strike group into the Middle East, Navy officials ...
Biden opens busy foreign policy stretch as anxious allies shift gaze …
WEB19 hours ago · President Joe Biden is opening a busy stretch Friday tending to international allies anxious about where U.S. foreign policy is headed when he leaves office in four months, most likely leaving ...
Senators grill VA leaders over budget shortfall that puts veterans ...
WEB2 days ago · Senators on Wednesday grilled leaders from the Department of Veterans Affairs on why they were given just six weeks’ notice of a nearly $3 billion gap in the agency’s budget that potentially ...
Sports - Stars and Stripes
WEBSep 14, 2024 · News on high school sports from the Europe and the Pacific, as well as major global sports events for the military communities of the United States armed forces in the U.S. and overseas.
Veterans | Stars and Stripes
WEBVeterans often wait decades for the VA to acknowledge toxic exposure caused their illnesses, report finds. It takes more than 30 years on average after a service member is initially exposed to ...
Navy | Stars and Stripes
WEBAdmiral announces Navy plan to ready fleet for a possible fight with China in 3 years. Drawing on lessons from fleet experimentation and recent real-world developments, Adm. Lisa Franchetti said ...