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The Pentagon said it has taken steps to improve on-base food options and quality for service members after scathing watchdog reports.

Rep. Jill Tokuda voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House with a 310-118 vote. The bill, already approved by the Senate, includes key provisions championed by Rep. Tokuda to support Hawai‘i’s military housing, infrastructure and defense strategies.

In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released the following statement on President Biden’s new Executive Order on Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self D...

The bill sent to President Biden's desk includes funds to extend a military runway in Anchorage and build a dormitory and housing in Fairbanks.

The House on Thursday passed a defense bill that authorizes a record $886 billion in military spending and avoids controversial culture war issues that threatened to derail the legislation.

Here are some key provisions in the $886.3 billion defense policy bill that Congress has approved.

The Senate approved on Wednesday the nearly 3,100-page National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024, and lawmakers are hoping it will pass the House by the end of the

The nearly 3,100-page National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024 now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. Here are some of the packages key provisions.

The nearly 3,100-page National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024 now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. The package authorizes $28 billion, or about 3%, more than the previous fiscal year.

Here are some key provisions in the $886.3 billion defense policy bill that Congress has approved.