VA Wants to Give More Vets Access to Infertility Treatments, Drop Copays for Contraception The department has asked for more than $35 million in its 2023 budget to cover the cost of contraceptives and expand injured...
Air Force and Space Force Will Now Allow Troops Up to 35 Days Off for Fertility Treatments The policy update is the latest Department of the Air Force directive aimed at more progressive changes accommodating women...
Pentagon Won't Merge Commissaries and Exchanges, for Now In a memo issued April 4, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said savings and operational efficiency can be achieved in...
Senators Want Tricare to Cover Eating Disorders for Retiree Families A bipartisan group of senators wants the military's health insurance to extend coverage for binge eating, anorexia, bulimia...
Staff Shortages and Burnout Topped Challenges for Military Hospitals in Pandemic, Watchdog Finds Delays in care related to COVID-19 and issues with transfers to civilian or other military health facilities led to at least...
With Hour-Long Drives and Weeks Until Appointments, Pregnant Military Women Feel Pain of Medical Reforms Officials say the Jacksonville area has enough obstetricians and gynecologists to serve military dependents off base, but...
Does My College Student Still Have Tricare? Does a military dependent who is in college part time still qualify for Tricare under his or her parents?
'Dehumanizing:' Why Veterans Are Giving Up on the Caregiver Program After Surge of Expulsions Many caregivers say they lack energy to appeal their dismissals from a VA program designed to help them care for injured...
They Spent Years Caring for Their Veterans. Now They Are Losing a Lifeline A review by the Department of Veterans Affairs of a program that gives stipends to veterans' caregivers is removing thousands...
Lack of Child Care, Long Unemployment Are Keeping Military Spouses Out of Workforce, Survey Finds Unemployment for spouses of active-duty members has remained at 20% for the last two years.
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.
