Hawaii defense report includes action plan to boost military spending

The proposal includes funding for universal pre-K, paid family and medical leave, and seeks to expand the child tax credit through 2025. Mike Segar/.....»»

Chinese defense funding will reach US$209 billion in 2021, and Premier Li Keqiang says the military will get a training boost. .....»»

The military spending bill recently passed by the U.S. House includes $50 million for the Defense Communities Infrastructure Program, part of which may go toward projects at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA). The program provides grants to state and lo.....»»

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is calling for the U.S. to manage the value of the dollar as part of a plan to boost American jobs, which also includes a new federal agency focused on job creation......»»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature agreed over the weekend to a $175.5 billion spending plan for fiscal 2020 that includes a $550 million increase in Medicaid funding for hospitals and... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Of the top 10 military contractors in Hawaii, four were locally owned and operated – Manu Kai, Ocean House Builders, Hensel Phelps Construction and Y. Hata. Combined, they received contracts totaling $157 million......»»

U. S. military allies have increased their defense spending by 3.82% over the past year, since President Donald Trump called for more contributions, according to figures released by NATO......»»

The Senate on Monday approved a defense policy bill that includes a pay raise for the military and would block a White House plan to allow Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp. to buy component parts from the U.S......»»

Miami HeraldSenate backs bill blocking deal with Chinese telecom firmMiami HeraldThe Senate on Monday approved a defense policy bill that includes a pay raise for the military and would block a White House plan to allow Chinese telecom gia.....»»

A Chinese military report said "the U.S. armed forces have failed to live up to Trump’s expectations" due to "scandals like ship collisions, drug abuses, and rapes.".....»»

President Trump signed into law Monday a defense-spending bill that received widespread bipartisan backing for its efforts to counter Chinese aggression and support U.S. military servicemen and women......»»

AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster President Donald Trump signed a $716 billion defense policy bill on Monday that authorizes military spending and includes watered-down controls on US governme.....»»

Japan's Defense Ministry is seeking a record-high budget for fiscal 2019 that would more than double spending on missile defense, including purchases of costly American arsenals......»»

Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images A Pentagon official is urging Taiwan to boost its defense spending in order to "modernize its military" in the face of the potential threat from Beijing. David Helvey, the US principal deputy assistant secretary of defe.....»»

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee quickly unloaded newly acquired Raytheon stock following a report that the purchase was made after he urged President Donald Trump to boost defense spending by billions of dollars......»»

The Dayton Business Journal announces its full list of Who’s Who in Aerospace and Defense for 2021. This special report, compiled by the DBJ editorial board, includes nearly 100 honorees from the aerospace and defense sector, a vital and gr.....»»

Microsoft won the $10 billion JEDI contract in 2019 to store and manage sensitive military and defense data. Amazon has objected .....»»

President Joe Biden on Monday afternoon makes a speech on the U.S. economy, with the remarks coming before meetings with lawmakers on Wednesday and Thursday about his plans for big spending on infrastructure and social programs......»»

The Biden White House takes the wraps off its fiscal 2022 discretionary spending proposal, with the budget outline calling for a new health agency as well as a 16% increase in non-defense outlays......»»

The Biden White House takes the wraps off its fiscal 2022 discretionary spending proposal, with the budget outline calling for a new health agency as well as a 16% increase in non-defense outlays......»»