Budget Deal Includes 1% Troop Pay Raise, More Funding for Weapons The federal budget deal includes funding for commissaries as well as weapons systems such as the JSF and the A-10 Warthog.
Advocates Rally to Stop Senate Plan to Cut Military Housing Allowance The plan would cover only what is actually paid in rent and make two or more troops occupying the same housing split the...
On-Base Residents Lose Renters Insurance Due to BAH Cuts A change to how DoD calculates rates is impacting those who live off base as well as those who live on base in privatized...
Senate Backs 1.6% Troop Pay Raise, BAH Cuts, Health Care Reform The Senate has approved a defense bill that calls for a 1.6 percent military pay raise and reduced housing allowances.
DoD Sets Date to Extend Same Sex Benefits, Leave The Defense Department announced that same-sex military couples will begin to receive benefits no later than Sept. 3.
Pentagon 2016 Budget Includes Pay Raise, More BAH Cuts, Tricare Merger The DoD's proposed budget calls for a modest pay raise but more cuts to housing allowances, while consolidating Tricare...
Average 2014 Housing Allowance Will Rise 5 Percent The DoD said housing benefits will remain in place for the year regardless of calls to curb military personnel costs.
Panel Clashes with Pentagon on Cuts to Pay and Housing Allowances Members of the panel on military compensation and retirement reform said raises and housing allowances are"operating...
Cut Tricare Rather than Military Housing Allowance: Defense Analyst Spending reforms should increase retention by cutting back benefits that serving troops don't highly value, one expert says.
Lawmakers Negotiate 2.1% Troop Raise, Drop BAH Cut The legislation still must pass both chambers of Congress and be signed by President Barack Obama before becoming law.
Military Moves, School Enrollment and Spouse Employment Were Upended by Tuberville Promotions Blockade For the bulk of 2023, Tuberville placed the hold on all nominations for general and flag officers, which must be approved by...
Navy Officer Charged with Murdering Wife Last Year in Japan Hotel The family of Jesse Olsen said the Navy has provided little support since notifying Olsen's parents of the news.
Pentagon Will Use Health Screenings, Commanders to Ferret Out Trans Troops for Separations Despite the unresolved legal challenge, defense officials now say that they plan to utilize the military's regular health...
'They Don't Care About My Kids': Marine Families Take Military to Court After Child Abuse at Yuma Day Care In November, the families filed a federal tort claim, which allows individuals to litigate against the government. The filing...
One Trillion Dollars?! Nine Charts to Help Demystify the Pentagon's Budget Golden Dome, shipbuilding, warrior ethos: Here’s your primer to start following the Defense Department’s billions.
