FY17 DoD Budget Focuses Russia & China
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The fiscal year 2017 DoD Budget returns its focus to Russia and China, reports Breaking Defense, after a quarter century of war in the Middle East.
The $582.7 billion budget does boost spending by 50 percent against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, reports The Hill.
The $3.4 billion request for the European Reassurance Initiative quadruples the department’s $780 million request in 2016 and would add 3,000 and 5,000 rotational soldiers in Europe, reports Stars and Stripes.
Military.com reports the budget proposal also includes a modest 1.6 percent pay hike.
The Washington Post reports on the history of the Wounded Warriors nonprofit and its pledge to open its books in the face of criticism of how it spends donations.
More than 700 layoffs at Newport News Shipbuilding today, reports Pilot Online.
The mosquito borne Zika virus is declared an international public health emergency due to its link to birth defects in Brazil, the UN seeks a global response, reports Reuters.
Groundhog Day 2016: What it means if he sees his shadow? Al.com fills you in.
The Navy seeks answers after two Littoral Combat Ships break down in a month, says Military.com.
