Biggest Troop Pay Raise in 2 Decades on Track in House Defense Bill Service members would get a 5.2% pay raise next year under the House Armed Services Committee's draft of the annual defense...
Bad Economy Bonus for E-6 and Below Pushed by House in Annual Defense Bill The proposal for a bonus for service members hurting from the economy is similar to an idea in last year's House NDAA for an...
Troops Get New Bereavement Leave for Loss of Spouse or Child The benefit was included among the quality-of-life initiatives in the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
Tricare Isn't Covering a Treatment for Eating Disorders. Senators Want to Know Why. Under the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, Tricare is supposed to cover inpatient and outpatient care...
Pentagon Ordered to Review Its New Practice of Concealing Documents from the Public Congress included the order in its $1.7 trillion annual spending bill, which includes 2023 funding for the military.
Biden Signs Defense Bill with Vaccine Mandate Repeal, 4.6% Military Pay Raise The sweeping defense policy bill that repeals the military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and endorses a 4.6% pay raise for...
Billions Set Aside to Improve Military Housing in Government Spending Package Headed to Biden's Desk Mold, which is known to cause several health issues including breathing problems and skin infections, has been plaguing...
VA to Get 22% Budget Boost for Medical Care In Government Spending Deal Lawmakers are set to approve $118.7 billion for veterans medical care for 2023, which is $21.7 billion more than was approved...
Vote to Reinstate 8,000 Troops Booted over Vaccine Fails, But the Mandate Is Dead in New Defense Bill The military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate is on the cusp of ending after the Senate approved the annual defense policy bill...
Largest Military Pay Raise In 20 Years Headed to Biden's Desk As Part of Defense Bill This year's National Defense Authorization, or NDAA, endorses a basic pay raise for 2023 of 4.6%, far higher than 2022's 2.7%...
Veterans Could Get Free Gun Safes Under Suicide Prevention Proposal Introduced in House Any veteran who wants a lockbox to store their firearm would be able to get one for free from the Department of Veterans...
Army Delays Bonus Pay for Deployed Soldiers The pay bump was due to begin next Tuesday, but Army officials said that all the details of the bonus had never been sorted...
The Air Force Unveiled an Ambitious Reorganization Plan. Can It Survive a Presidential Election? The Department of the Air Force's ambitious reorganization plan designed to keep the Air Force and Space Force competitive...
VA Employee Charged with Threatening Ordered to Wear GPS Monitor A carpenter at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Manchester, N.H., has been released on conditions he wear...
Keesler Command Chief Sacked After Investigation Ordered by Training Wing Colonel The command chief of the 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi was removed from his leadership role...