New Basic Needs Allowance Could Become Tax-Free A bipartisan bill in Congress aims to amend the IRS rule to make the pay exempt from taxes.
Air Force Budgets Less for Bonus Pay for its Toughest Jobs in 2024 Special Duty Assignment Pay is reserved for some of the toughest jobs in the Air Force, ranging from Basic Military Training...
A New Cash Benefit Will Expand to More Military Families This Summer, Pentagon Says More military families could soon be eligible for a new Basic Needs Allowance as the pool of those who qualify increases.
Days Ahead of Massive Allowance Cuts for Some Military Families, Pentagon Allegedly Working on a Fix Officials are already working behind the scenes to prevent the cuts from happening, a defense official with knowledge of the...
The Air Force Overpaid Service Members in South Korea by $2.3 Million, But Won't Make Them Return the Money Nearly 8,000 airmen stationed in South Korea will not have to pay back more than $2 million worth of overpayments issued last...
Defense Budget Cuts Floated by GOP Could Hurt Troops, Pentagon Official Warns The budget fight is heating up after the Biden administration earlier this month released its $1.7 trillion budget plan for...
Temporary Lodging You can be reimbursed for some of your temporary lodging costs in conjunction with a PCS move.
Dislocation Allowance in a PCS The purpose of Dislocation Allowance is to partially reimburse a servicemember for the expenses related to a PCS move.
Next Step for Incentive Pay Boost for Guardsmen and Reservists Coming in 'Weeks,' Defense Official Vows At issue are 18 categories of incentive pay used to attract recruits or retain service members with specific skills or...
Big Pay Raises, Universal Pre-K: Biden's Pentagon Unveils Annual Budget Plans For service members, the big spending plans for fiscal 2024 could mean the largest pay hike for troops in more than 20 years.
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
