Social Security Partners With VA To Speed Up Disability Claims Veterans filing for Social Security disability should see their case processing time sped up greatly.
Calls to Enhance Retired Guard/Reserve Benefits Readers of Tom Philpott’s Military Update Column sound off on retired Guard and Reserve benefits, TRICARE co-pays, and more.
Details Revealed About New Retirement System New Blended Retirement System has bonuses, government matching TSP amounts that are transferable, and lump sum retirement pay...
SC Increases Retirement Pay Deduction New law substantially reduces state income tax on military retirees.
Combine Military and Federal Civilian TSP Accounts The TSP website explains that if a contributor has both a civilian and a uniformed services Thrift Savings Plan account, and...
Ryan-Murray Deal Hits Younger, Future Retirees Under a bipartisan budget deal, the lifetime value of military retirement could be cut up to $124,000.
Retirement-Trimming Budget Heads to Senate Floor The Senate on Tuesday agreed to vote on the budget deal that includes a reduction in cost of living adjustments for working...
Lawmakers Praise Commission in Debating Military Benefits Changes U.S. lawmakers this week praised the work of a commission on military compensation and retirement reform.
Pentagon Seeks Tricare Fee Increases for Military Retirees Retirees and troops who later enter the military retirement system would face higher Tricare fees under the DoD's budget...
Congress Set to Overturn COLA Cuts for Retirees A flurry of bills to repeal cuts to the cost-of-living-adjustment for retirees may come up for consideration as soon as...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
