Defense News Weekly

Need to get operators to a beach quickly and quietly? Try a battery-powered jet board, launched from the seabed, as a way to get the job done.

Arizona Senator and Marine veteran Reuben Gallego pushes back against what he says are ‘arbitrary’ cuts to VA staff, placing a hold on nominees to the agency.

What’s driving the changes at the VA, and what effects do Democrats fear will come from them? A conversation with a top House member on events at the agency.

‘My Republican colleagues here care about veterans,’ says Sen. Reuben Gallego. Can he find compromise on looming VA personnel cuts?

Would you have what it takes to become a trooper who specializes in jumping out of a plane to take combat to an enemy? A

Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona says VA leaders’ plan to cut more than 80,000 staff numbers are “arbitrary.”. ‘Where did those numbers come from?’

“Caring for our veterans really should be rooted in how much money we’re saving.” Democratic representative gives his views on the priorities behind VA’s cuts.

A top member of the House Vets’ Affairs Committee says he was”horrified” to learn that VA staffing cuts could take the agency to pre-PACT Act levels

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan talks about Democratic priorities for military members in influential House panels, including quality-of-life and recruiting improvements.