The Military's New Pet Transportation Policy: What It Means to You Military service members will be reimbursed for some of the costs of moving one dog or cat when moving on permanent change of...
Deployed Troops Could Get More Pay for Family Separation. But the Pentagon Is Dragging Its Feet. The FSA is typically an extra monthly $250 that a service member is paid "to defray a reasonable amount of extra expenses"...
5 Ways to Spend Your 2024 Income Tax Refund Are you like most American tax-filers and about to receive a tax refund? Last year, the IRS reported that more than 60% of...
Is Employer-Provided Life Insurance Good Enough? If most, or all, of your life insurance is tied to your employment, here are five questions you should ask yourself.
4 Tips to Make 2024 a Financial Success Story Here are a few small, but critical, moves you could make in 2024 to set the stage for success.
12,000 More Troops Based in US to Get Cost-of-Living Allowances in 2024 About 17,000 service members will receive a total of about $26 million in CONUS COLA payments in 2024.
State Tax Information for Military Members and Retirees What tax benefits does your state offer to military members and retirees? Find out which benefits are available to you.
New Rules for Rolling Over a 529 College Savings Plan to a Roth IRA A new law creates a potential synergy between two tax-advantaged savings heavyweights: the 529 college savings plan and the...
5 Ways to Prep Your Military Finances for 2024 Annual increases in pays and allowances give military service members the opportunity to do a financial reset every year...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...