Average BAH Rate Set to Increase for 2017, BAS Unchanged The Basic Allowance for Housing rate will increase an average of $41 per month nationwide Jan. 1.
Military Budget Includes 6% BAH Cut, 1% Pay Raise Under the proposed budget, service members would receive a 1 percent pay raise and eventually lose an average of 6 percent in...
GI Bill Housing Allowance Increases Due to New Law Due to a change in the law, the GI Bill housing allowance is now more than the corresponding military BAH.
Conservative Group Calls for Curbing Troops' Housing Allowances A conservative think tank is calling for reducing the cost of troop housing allowances as part of the fiscal 2018 budget.
House Panel Moves to Block Cuts to Troop Benefits A House subcommittee offered legislation to reject proposed cuts to benefits including housing allowances and Tricare.
Panel Approves Troop Reductions, Not Benefit Cuts A House subcommittee on military personnel is reluctantly going along with troop cuts but not on changes to retirement and...
2016 BAH Rates Released; Average Rate Increases Basic Allowance for Housing rates are going up by an average of $54 per month for service members nationwide next year.
Congress Unlikely to Expand Military Food Stamp Eligibility This Year A change that would've increased the number of military families who qualify for food stamps is unlikely to be considered in...
Senators Back Lower Pay Raises, Housing Allowances A U.S. Senate subcommittee has backed the Pentagon's plans to curb military pay raises and housing allowances next year.
Stateside Housing Allowances to Rise Only 3.4 Percent Defense pay officials are executing a five-year plan, which Congress approved, to dampen stateside housing allowances...
Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds The report is just the latest in a long series of government reports and media coverage that shows the Pentagon has been...
Trump's Dangerous Words Demand Action Recent calls by political leaders for the deployment of military forces to manage Election Day unrest should deeply concern...
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
National Guard on Standby in Many States as America Faces Tense Election Day Many of those deployed are "cyber specialists" and civil support teams, an official said, detailing that there are no...
VA Backtracks on Budget Shortfall Warning, Angering Lawmakers Who Vow an Investigation In a memo to lawmakers, VA officials said costs have been lower than expected, but that some of the things the department has...
