Rep. John Moolenaar will replace the outgoing Rep. Mike Gallagher as head of the House China panel, a bipartisan committee in a fractious Congress. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 18, 2024. A campaign video highlights his years serving as a judge advocate at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona. The House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday warned about a “serious national security threat” facing America. It’s unclear whether asking prospects to join the Space Force for nearly a decade would make a dent in the service’s booming recruitment efforts. Congress passed a third stopgap funding bill as it races to pass a full FY24 defense budget to avoid a year-long CR that would disrupt Pentagon operation. Senators voted down legislation requiring the State Department to submit a human rights report over Israel's operations in Gaza or freeze military aid. Lawmakers asked the Government Accountability Office to look into the fleet's history in December. "We are firmly committed to multi-cloud, multi-vendor," Pentagon CIO John Sherman said, "and this is what we’re going to be doing moving forward." They worry that if A-10s at Guard bases in Maryland and Michigan retire without a replacement, those squadrons could lose their fighter missions. Load More