5 Reasons to Save in 2024 As pay raises start to roll in, such as the 5.2% the military will receive in January, it's important to have a plan for the...
The Pentagon Is Stepping Up On-Base Food Options to Help Troops Battle Food Insecurity For years, the issue of troops struggling to put food on the table has been a topic of study and conversation among military...
These States Passed New Military Income Tax Cuts in 2023 These states enacted law changes in 2023 that reduced income taxes on military pay and military retirement pay.
The Best Amazon Holiday Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families Are you shopping for the U.S. service member or military veteran in your life for the holidays? There are still plenty of...
Georgia Memorial Honors Family Members of Fallen Troops The statue faces an obelisk dedicated to the White County service members -- about 30 of them -- who have died in service to...
Back Pay Floated for Officers Whose Promotions Were Delayed by Tuberville While Handful Still Await Confirmation The bill comes as a couple of dozen officers are still waiting to be promoted despite the Senate clearing 425 nominees from...
New Apps to Help with Military Family Moves Further Delayed as Private Contractor Takes Over Household Shipments Technical issues have further delayed the transition to a new process for overseeing the Defense Department's household goods...
Pentagon Abortion, Transgender Policies Safe, But Diversity Programs Take a Hit in Compromise Defense Bill Negotiations over this year's NDAA turned into a culture-war minefield after the House loaded its version of the defense bill...
New Tricare Contracts Delayed by Months as Tricare West Region Contractor Fights to Retain Its Position Oral arguments in Health Net's federal claim against the Defense Health Agency's decision to award a $65 billion contract to...
Hundreds of Military Promotions Approved by Senate Just Hours After Tuberville Releases His Hold Tuberville announced he was dropping his procedural hold on military confirmations on all but those nominated to be four-star...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...