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The House and Senate have approved a $886.3 billion defense policy bill, which would provide the largest raise for service members in more than two decades, temporarily extend a controversial surveillance program and strengthen the US posture in the Indo-Pacific region to deter Chinese actions.

The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate Armed Services Committees released Wednesday the conference report for H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, with several provisions

There’s a push to close the gap between the number of active-duty service members and their families who need help paying for food.

This should be a national embarrassment for the U.S.

Duckworth, Panetta lead call for expanding DoD Basic Needs Allowance Program

Duckworth, Panetta lead call for expanding DoD Basic Needs Allowance Program

Advocates want Congress to tweak the basic needs allowance to make sure that troops dealing with food insecurity get the help they need.

The crucial annual defense bill has a multitude of provisions to help service members and their families who are struggling financially. The proposed measures include a hefty pay raise, additional employment help for military spouses and more assistance for housing and child care.

By Tami Luhby, CNN

Woke initiatives like putting a “chief diversity officer” at the Department of Defense and making the Navy’s “digital ambassador” a drag queen definitely doesn’t increase our national security. House Republicans’ 2024 NDAA gets rid of woke programs like these.