House Bill Would Require Pentagon to Set Up Apprenticeship, Fellowship Program for Military Spouses Congressional appropriators have included $5 million in the proposed defense funding bill for a pilot program.
Scholarships for Military Children Program The Fisher House Foundation and the National Military Family Association provide scholarships for military spouses and...
Supporting a Family Member with PTSD As a family member of a person suffering from PTSD, we must be strong to help them combat the disorder.
The Commissary Agency Is Making This Service Free Again -- for Now Commissary shoppers now won't have to pay the almost $5 service fee to use the system's "Click2go" online ordering and...
House Passes Bill Giving Female Veterans Access to Birth Control The Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, H.R. 239, passed the lower chamber of Congress June 24 .
House Plan Would Increase Child Care Capacity at Some Military Bases The first draft of a military construction funding bill would increase the DoD's budget request for child development centers...
Key Lawmakers Want to Get Rid of Tricare Premiums for Dependents Under Age 26 Under current law, dependent children lose their Tricare eligibility at age 21, or age 23 if they are full-time students.
New Law Makes Many Active Duty, Vets and Survivors Eligible for Free or Discounted Broadband Internet Eligible households also may be eligible for a $100 discount on a computer or tablet from Uncle Sam
Bill Would Expand Paid Parental Leave for All New Military Parents Under newly proposed legislation, both primary and secondary caregivers would be eligible for up to 12 weeks of leave.
Bill Would Make Sweeping Postpartum Care Changes for Moms in Uniform The Military Moms Matter Act of 2021 would expand paternity leave to 12 weeks for primary and secondary caregivers.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
