The Latest Breaking News from Lloyd J Austin III

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The United States and the Philippines announced on Feb. 2, 2023, that the U.S. is expanding its military presence across more military bases in the Southeast Asian country, giving the U.S. a potential advantage in its efforts to thwart China’s possible efforts to take control of Taiwan.

WASHINGTON — Influential lawmakers from both parties urged the Defense secretary in a letter Tuesday to curtail the department’s submission to Congress of “unfunded priorities lists” — annual requests for billions of dollars in military spending above White House budget proposals.

Influential lawmakers from both parties urged the Pentagon to curtail its requests for billions of dollars above White House budget proposals.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will welcome Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Friday, a meeting intended to signal a more confrontational approach to China as Tokyo's defense turns south toward the Taiwan Strait.

WASHINGTON — The latest defense spending law would subtract about 7% from the president’s request for numerous Pentagon chemical and biological defense programs on the grounds that they need to be more effectively executed.

With the Pentagon about to release its biodefense posture review, Congress is cutting funding for biological and chemical defense programs.

WASHINGTON — The final version of the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill is likely to rescind Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s August 2021 memo ordering COVID-19 vaccines for most troops, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.

The fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill is expected to rescind a Pentagon order requiring COVID-19 vaccines for most troops.

With thousands of troops having trouble paying for food, lawmakers are pushing the Pentagon for bigger, targeted pay increases.

The Chinese and U.S. defense chiefs will both attend next week's expanded meeting of Southeast Asian defense ministers in Cambodia