Disabled Vets, Survivors to Get 1.5% COLA The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that veterans receiving disability compensation will get a 1.5 percent...
Serving Smart: TAPS Introduces New Program Geared Towards Education TAPS recently announced a new program for military families in accessing education benefits and scholarships.
VFW: VA Turned 'Blind Eye' to Insurer Profiteering Off Survivors The VFW says the VA allowed an insurance company to award survivor benefits in the form of a special checking/savings account...
Dunford Honors Founder of Military Grief Assistance Program Bonnie Carroll received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, at the White House on Nov. 25...
House Eyes Giving Widows More Relief From SBP-DIC Offset A key House subcommittee is taking a fresh look at how Congress might allow a further easing the "SBP-DIC offset" to provide...
Benefit Change Approved for Retirees with Special Needs Children A new DoD policy allows military retirees with to designate their survivor benefits to special needs children by using a...
Military Officers Group to Lobby Lawmakers to Protect Survivor Benefit Members of a military officers group will lobby U.S. lawmakers next week to preserve a survivor benefit.
Reservists to Get Equal Death Benefits Under Bill Reservists would receive the same death benefits as active-duty members under a bill expected to pass Congress this week.
Death Benefits Denied to Families of Fallen Troops Families of servicemembers killed in combat last weekend will be denied death benefits while the government shutdown...
DoD Restores Death Benefits with Nonprofit's Help The Pentagon partnered with the Fisher House Foundation to resume the benefits, including a $100,000 death gratuity payment.
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...
Don't Dishonor Veterans with Broken Promises and Empty Gestures It's time to get back in step with the veteran community -- not with fanfare, but with follow-through.
The Best Running Workouts to Improve Your Time on Military Fitness Tests If you want to ace a timed run over the 1.5- to three-mile distances used in most military running tests, the pacing strategy...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
Fort Carson Soldier Charged with Cocaine Distribution, Possession After DEA Nightclub Raid Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez is charged with one count each of distribution and possession with intent to...