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...
How Military Families Put Their Stamp on the Pentagon It is military spouses and veterans who deserve the credit for the incremental improvements to military family quality-of...
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.
Pet Moving Costs Could Be Covered on Your Next PCS Congress allowed the new military PCS entitlement in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
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%...
Bill Guaranteeing Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans in 2024 Heads to President's Desk The annual task in Congress ensures that VA compensation keeps pace with Social Security increases.
VA Issues New Warning that Default Could Have 'Catastrophic' Effects for Veterans VA Secretary Denis McDonough said Wednesday there is "no blueprint for what could happen."
Navy Fires Destroyer's Leadership as Ship Moves Homeport to Japan Cmdr. Angela Gonzales, the commanding officer, and Cmdr. Jonathan Zang, the executive officer, were fired from the John Finn...
Academy Cadets with Kids Still Waiting as Pentagon Lags on Rule Change Military students remain in limbo as final Pentagon guidance for a new policy allowing cadets at America's service academies...
Army Special Operations Could Be Cut 10% as Military Looks to Conventional Warfare As the service pivots its focus toward China, Green Berets and other commando units could see cuts in favor of building up...
