Shutdown Almost Certain; Next Question: For How Long?
Shutdown Almost Certain; Next Question: For How Long?

Lawmakers are planning to work through the weekend on a solution to a government shutdown that now seems almost sure to happen when the fiscal year ends Saturday night. A bipartisan continuing resolution in the Senate is on hold while a group of Republicans and Sen....

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A Shutdown’s Impact on Military Families
A Shutdown’s Impact on Military Families

When the government shuts down this weekend, as now seems likely, service members will be expected to report to duty as normal, but their pay will be delayed. That will hurt military families, especially those who are food-insecure or living paycheck to paycheck,...

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Snap of the Week
Snap of the Week

An Air Force Academy cadet participates in the Commandant’s Challenge in Colorado Springs, Colorado Sept. 27. The cadet wing executed military training and development, with a focus on leadership, teamwork, agile combat employment skills and a strategic understanding...

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Senate Rejects Bill to Pay Service Members During a Shutdown
Senate Rejects Bill to Pay Service Members During a Shutdown

The Senate Wednesday rejected a unanimous consent request to consider Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-Alaska) bill to ensure military pay during a government shutdown. The objection came from Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who said lawmakers should...

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OLDCC Releases Annual State-by-State Spending Report
OLDCC Releases Annual State-by-State Spending Report

The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation this week released its annual report on the level of defense spending by state. The assessment will “help states and communities better understand how defense procurement, personnel spending and grants impact their...

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Snap of the Week

Airmen assigned to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and Nellis Air Force Base prepare for the boot camp on the Allegiant Stadium’s field after finishing their VIP tour of the stadium at Las Vegas, Nevada Sept. 19. It was part of the Salute to Service Boot...

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Shutdown Becomes More Likely

There are 11 days left in the fiscal year and no guarantee that Congress will find a way to fund the government beyond that, with more and more in Washington seeming resigned to the fact the government may shut down, at least temporarily. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna...

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In Our Communities

“More than 4,600 military family members and civilians have filed legal claims against the U.S. over illnesses they say were caused by consuming and bathing in water tainted with jet fuel at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii,” Military.com reported. The...

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