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Washington DC
fromTruthout
19 hours ago

Trump Budget Boosts War Spending While Slashing Domestic Programs

The Trump administration's fiscal 2027 budget requests a 43% increase in defense spending and a 10% decrease in non-defense funding.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Boeing Gains 5%, Lockheed Martin Up 2%: Defense Stocks Are Having a Moment as Pentagon Spending Accelerates

Boeing and Lockheed Martin shares rose significantly due to a major Pentagon contract to triple production capacity for PAC-3 missile seekers.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it

Over 10,000 veterans faced foreclosure due to the shutdown of a key VA home loan safety-net program, with 90,000 more at risk.
#financial-advice
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

John Delony's Four-Step Plan for a Vet Upside Down $16,000 on a $76,000 Truck

Colin's financial situation requires selling his truck and using stocks and a loan to eliminate debt and reduce monthly payments.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago

Veteran Blew $40K in 18 Months on Cars, Delony Says Sell the $76,000 Truck Tomorrow

Colin must sell his truck and stocks, take a small loan, and buy an affordable car to regain financial stability.
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 days ago

Homeowner Assistance Fund backstopped vulnerable borrowers

The insights from this report help us think about potential gaps in the loss mitigation waterfall and the types of homeowners who may benefit from targeted support when they experience a crisis.
SF real estate
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

Hegseth's Broker Sought To Invest in Defense Contractors

Hegseth's financial broker inquired about a multimillion-dollar investment in BlackRock's Defense Industrials Active ETF, which invests in global defense and security-related companies.
US politics
EU data protection
fromFast Company
1 week ago

The most important defense regulation you've never heard of

CMMC mandates new cybersecurity standards for the defense industrial base, impacting thousands of businesses and transforming the defense supply chain.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

SoCal towing company auctioned Camp Pendleton service members' cars while they were deployed, DOJ claims

S&K Towing sold nearly 150 military members' cars illegally while they were deployed overseas, violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

UK defence firms bleeding cash' as delayed spending plan leaves industry in paralysis'

Defence manufacturers face severe challenges due to delays in the UK military spending plan, leading to business failures and industry paralysis.
US politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

It took 200 years for national debt to hit $1 trillion, annual interest alone now exceeds that-a 'crushing legacy we must reverse,' says budget chair | Fortune

The U.S. debt has surpassed $39 trillion, posing a significant threat to the nation's future and requiring urgent financial reform.
Healthcare
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Trans service people vindicated by latest research

Research analyzing 58 empirical studies found no evidence supporting claims that transgender military service increases costs, harms unit cohesion, or reduces readiness.
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

Army, Anduril enter into new $20B enterprise agreement

The modern battlefield is increasingly defined by software. To maintain our advantage, we must be able to acquire and deploy software capabilities with speed and efficiency. Enterprise contracts are a key part of our modernization strategy, allowing us to consolidate software agreements, eliminate redundancies, and accelerate the delivery of critical tools.
DevOps
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

Defense Stocks Are Surging and This ETF Lets You Collect Dividends From the Global Arms Race

ITA's defense sector ETF maintains reliable distributions backed by 20 years of consistent quarterly payouts, including through COVID, with growing annual distributions driven by underlying company dividend growth.
SF real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

VA loans are not slow, agents who prep early close faster

Real estate agents and lenders experienced with VA loans can close transactions quickly and efficiently, dispelling myths about VA home loans being slow while protecting both buyers and sellers through thorough appraisals.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

How corporations have collaborated with US military over the decades

Our war fighters are leveraging a variety of advanced AI tools. These systems help us sift through vast amounts of data in seconds so our leaders can cut through the noise and make smarter decisions faster than the enemy can react. Humans will always make final decisions on what to shoot and what not to shoot and when to shoot, but advanced AI tools can turn processes that used to take hours and sometimes even days into seconds.
Artificial intelligence
#defense-contractors
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

VA urged to revise elements of proposed partial claim rules

VA Home Loan Program Reform Act establishes a new partial claim option for distressed borrowers, positioned as the seventh step in loss-mitigation procedures with retroactive eligibility to May 1, 2025.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

Clark Howard Says Military Families With Emergency Funds at Navy Federal Are Leaving Serious Money on the Table

Navy Federal Credit Union prioritizes borrowers over savers, resulting in lower savings rates compared to online banks.
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

Ondas Just Unlocked $1 Billion In Prime Defense Contracts

Ondas said Q4 revenue landed between $29.1 million and $30.1 million, comfortably above the $27 million to $29 million range it had guided to in January. For the full year, revenue came in at $49.7 million to $50.7 million versus prior guidance of $47.6 million to $49.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA losses narrowed in line with expectations, and the company reiterated its 2026 revenue target of $170 million to $180 million.
Venture
Washington DC
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

The Defense Department's end-of-year spending spree included over $60k on Herman Miller chairs

The Department of Defense spent a record $93 billion in September on a fiscal year-end spending spree, including $60,719 on Herman Miller furniture, reflecting a systemic use-it-or-lose-it budgeting practice.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

Military Mom, 40, Works 3 Jobs Making $102K But Stuck in $112K Debt

That's a $9,000 raise, essentially. Sell the car and use that cash to get a functional car. If you can sell it, get that $5,000 in your hand plus this $9,000 and buy you a $15,000 paid-for car, that's a nice car. And now you got no car payments.
Retirement
#defense-spending
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

3 Defense Stocks Built for the New Era of National Security Spending

Defense spending is shifting structurally, with investors identifying companies positioned to capture the next decade of growth through diversified funds, nuclear propulsion specialists, and emerging defense technology providers.
fromFast Company
2 months ago
US politics

LMT stock: Lockheed Martin benefits from Trump's eye-popping budget, 'dream military' comments

A proposed $1.5 trillion U.S. defense budget for 2027 would increase spending by roughly 50% over 2026, boosting defense stock prices.
fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Trump's $1.5 trillion military budget would add $5.8 trillion to the national debt, with interest, CRFB says | Fortune

President Trump's proposal to raise defense spending to $1.5 trillion would add $5.8 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

3 Defense Stocks Built for the New Era of National Security Spending

Defense spending is shifting structurally, with investors identifying companies positioned to capture the next decade of growth through diversified funds, nuclear propulsion specialists, and emerging defense technology providers.
fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Trump's $1.5 trillion military budget would add $5.8 trillion to the national debt, with interest, CRFB says | Fortune

Washington DC
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Pentagon spent more on lobster in one month than it did on trans health care all year

The Department of Defense spent $93.4 billion in September 2025, including millions on luxury items like lobster, steak, and a grand piano, while arguing transgender military healthcare is financially burdensome.
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Critics Slam Carney's Plan to Jumpstart Canada's Economy via Military Industry

Stop invoking 'rules-based international order' as though it still functions as advertised. Call it what it is: a system of intensifying great power rivalry, where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as coercion.
Canada news
California
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

Sacramento Snapshot: California bill would exclude military retirement pay from taxable income

California proposes eliminating state income tax on military retirement pay and survivor benefits to retain veterans and boost the state economy through their spending and second-career wages.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

4 Specialty Defense and Energy Plays Positioned for the Next Upcycle

Energy, defense, and aviation services sectors present compelling investment opportunities driven by rising oil prices, expanding defense budgets, and strong aftermarket demand.
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

The Defense Stock You've Never Heard Of: Why MP Materials Is a Buy

China accounts for roughly 90% of global NdPr production, yet even there, most of that output comes from just 2 hard rock mines and refineries. Outside China, only Mountain Pass and Australia's Mount Weld operate at meaningful scale. That structural scarcity is MP's most durable competitive advantage.
Business
Mental health
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Top Marine says troops need to be able to lock in jobs before they leave the Corps

Start hiring Marines up to a year before separation to prevent vulnerable gaps and support mental health during civilian transition.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Veterans United faces lawsuit over VA loan steering claims

Veterans United Home Loans allegedly misled veterans about VA affiliation and steered borrowers into more expensive loans, violating federal and Missouri laws.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Thousands of military families are stuck on childcare waitlists. More spots may not be enough to fix the deeper problems.

About 7,800 children are on US military childcare waitlists, revealing broader shortages that limit access to evening, weekend, and specialized care and strain families.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

20 Reliable Military Vehicles That Nearly Broke the Bank

In military service, reliability is priceless, at least until the bill comes due. Some vehicles earned legendary status because they rarely failed in combat and delivered results under pressure. The problem was what it took to keep them that way. Heavy fuel use, maintenance-intensive systems, specialized parts, and recovery demands typically followed these platforms wherever they deployed. Here, 24/7 Wall St. is taking a closer look at reliable military vehicles that were logistically expensive.
History
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Emergency loans offered to civil servants waiting on pensions

Civil servants facing pension-payment delays are offered interest-free hardship loans up to 10,000; urgent cases prioritised and extra staff hired to clear the backlog.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Keeping top combat aircraft flying is expected to only get more expensive

The cost for the US and other militaries to keep newer combat aircraft ready to fly is going to soar in the coming years, a new report on sustainment trends argues. A new report from the American consulting firm Oliver Wyman projects global military aircraft spending over the next decade, including an annual sustainment cost growth of 1.1% through 2036. That's a pace roughly 11 times faster than the previous decade.
World news
Careers
fromFortune
2 months ago

Half of veterans leave their first post-military jobs in less than a year, and spouses face sky-high unemployment-This CEO has a $500 million fix | Fortune

USAA commits $500 million through 'Honor Through Action' to improve veterans', active military, and military spouses' career transitions, financial security, and well-being.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Integrate raises $17M to move defense project management into the 21st century | TechCrunch

John Conafay, a veteran of the US Air Force, has spent most of his career leading business development at public and private aerospace companies, including Spire, Astranis, and ABL Space Systems. At each company, Conafay ran into the same software hurdle: collaborating on government contracts was a logistical mess that forced his teams and their federal counterparts to rely on a tedious back-and-forth of PDFs and Excel files.
Tech industry
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

Defence stocks soar with BAE leading the pack - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

I still like European defence as a theme. The rearmament story is yet to really even begin and whilst we have seen a material rerating in several large defence names on the continent and in the UK, a selloff in the autumn on some fuzzy 'Ukraine peace deal hope' trade is overdone and fails to capture the long-term value in the sector.
Miscellaneous
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

The U.S. Military's Most Expensive Weapons to Maintain

For some weapons, the hardest fight wasn't against the enemy, in fact it was more so against wear and time. Advanced technology has delivered decisive advantages but in some cases has imposed relentless upkeep on crews and logistics chains. Here, 24/7 Wall St. is taking a closer look at how these systems became a maintenance nightmare for the U.S. Military.
US news
#defence-procurement
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

L.A.'s defense industry is booming. Federal funding crunch could change that

Funding lapse for SBIR threatens seed capital for defense tech startups like Gambit, hindering development and deployment of AI-driven unmanned battlefield systems.
#military-procurement
US news
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Lockheed says it plans to dramatically turn up Patriot missile production

Lockheed Martin will increase annual PAC-3 MSE Patriot interceptor production from about 600 to 2,000 over seven years under a DoD agreement.
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Mortgage trade groups urge rollback of proposed VA loan fee hikes

H.R. 6047 would raise VA home loan fees—extending the funding fee to 2036, raising the IRRRL fee to 1.4%, and increasing assumption fees—potentially limiting veterans' affordable home financing.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Top 5 Defense & Aerospace Stocks After Microsoft's $170M Air Force Win

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s $170 million Air Force cloud contract signals the massive defense modernization wave reshaping Pentagon technology buying. While Microsoft grabs headlines, the real winners are companies building hardware that protects American interests: fighter jets, missile systems, submarines, and bombers. These aren't software plays - they're steel, titanium, and composite fiber companies with decade-long backlogs and bipartisan budget support. We ranked the top five defense and aerospace stocks based on profitability margins, operational efficiency, balance sheet strength, and positioning in the defense modernization cycle.
US news
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Defense Giant Leidos Delivers Record Cash Flow, Secures $2.4B Acquisition

Leidos beat EPS expectations and delivered strong cash flow and profit growth despite a revenue decline driven by timing and shutdown-related headwinds.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

NDAA: Massive expansion of commercial solutions openings and other key takeaways for defense contractors

The 2026 NDAA expands CSO use and OTAs to speed commercial entry into defense while reducing contractor compliance burdens.
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

House bill would raise VA mortgage fees to fund veterans' benefits

Proposal raises DIC 5% over five years, increases SMC by $10,000 for severely disabled veterans, funded by higher VA mortgage guaranty fees.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Why Is Washington, DC, Blanketed in Ads for the Defense Industry?

Washington, D.C., is saturated with defense-contractor advertising that normalizes militarism and promotes lethal, AI-driven technologies.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

We're Not Even Spending Enough to Educate Our Service Members' Children

Many military-connected schools are in poor or failing condition, and prolonged parental deployments are linked to significant declines in student academic performance.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Trump threatens US defence firms over executive pay, slow production

US president demanded defence contractors cap executive pay until new production plants are built and accelerate production of military equipment.
fromal
2 months ago

How many civilian defense workers are back in the office? We now have some numbers

Out of about 780,000 civilians at the Department of War, formerly the Department of Defense, approximately 62,000, or 8%, did not return to in-person work as of July 31, 2025, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report. War department officials told the government watchdog that 45,000, or 6%, have deferred resignation status or other exemptions, and 17,000, or 2%, have wavers. GAO released the report, "Civilian Telework and Remote Work: DOD Should Evaluate Programs in Relation to Department Goals," this month.
US politics
US politics
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

Pentagon launches wide 8(a) review, targeting billions in awards

The Defense Department will review all 8(a) contracts over $20 million to remove DEI-related, non-lethality, and pass-through arrangements.
US politics
fromAxios
2 months ago

Trump threatens to nix Raytheon's defense contracts

Trump threatened to cut federal contracts to Raytheon over perceived lack of responsiveness, amid concerns about U.S. defense manufacturing capacity and weapons output gaps.
#defense-contracting
fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Defense companies like RTX and Anduril are feeling the heat on pay and stock buybacks after Trump's executive order | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Defense companies like RTX and Anduril are feeling the heat on pay and stock buybacks after Trump's executive order | Fortune

US politics
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Trump threatens defence firms over slow weapons production

President Trump threatened to block dividends and share buybacks at major defense contractors unless they redirect capital to accelerate weapons production and cap executive pay.
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