Bill to Keep Government from Shutting Down Leaves Out Afghan Refugees Despite Vet Protest The Afghan Adjustment Act would have provided a streamlined way for Afghans who were evacuated after the fall of Kabul to...
How a Government Shutdown Impacts Military Pay, Benefits These are the details from the military on what a government shutdown means for military pay and benefits.
White House Seeks $13.7 Billion More for Ukraine as Part of Emergency Funding Request The White House request will play into congressional budget negotiations in the coming weeks as financing for federal...
House Approves Higher Inflation Bonuses as Sweeping Defense Bill Advances The Pentagon would have the ability to give low-paid service members inflation bonuses as high as economic conditions warrant...
Pay Bumps to Counter Suicides in Alaska and on Ships in Yard 'Unnecessary,' According to White House The proposals for Arctic pay and complex overhaul pay were spurred by waves of suicides among service members in Alaska and...
Inflation Bonuses for Troops Make it into Sweeping Defense Bill Bonuses to help low-paid service members cope with rising consumer prices are a step closer to reality.
Navy Still Pouring Millions into Shipboard Laser Weapon Development The Navy's fiscal 2023 budget request calls for over $103 million to support a half-dozen laser weapon concepts, according to...
Troops Making Less than $45,000 Would Get 'Inflation Bonus' Under House Proposal The proposed bonus of 2.4% was floated by Rep. Jared Golden as part of a proposed amendment to the $802 billion annual...
Senate Panel Adds Billions to Defense Budget But the Extra Money Wouldn’t Go to Troop Pay Raises A Senate panel has agreed to supersize President Biden’s defense budget request, but that money would not go toward a beefed...
Estimated Cost of Toxic Exposure Bill More Than One-Quarter Trillion Dollars But Bipartisan Backing Holds A sweeping Senate bill to grant benefits to millions of veterans exposed to toxins during their military service could cost...
Record Pay Increase Likely Coming for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees in 2023 Disabled veterans and military retirees will likely see record pay increases in 2023 thanks to COLA changes.
Nearly 15,000 Pharmacies Leaving Tricare Next Month Advocates say the move could leave patients in rural areas with few options to get prescriptions filled.
The Army is Having No Issue Retaining Soldiers, Amid a Crisis Recruiting New Ones The service has surpassed more than 100% of its retention goals every year since 2017, including new numbers for 2022,
Air Force's New $66M Special Warfare Training Center Will Have Mixed-Gender Facilities The 76,000 square-foot facility will have two swimming pools as well as private showers and bathrooms that will accommodate...
Biden Swap Freed Drug Trafficker on Special Ops Kill List Before the White House's prisoner swap that traded him for kidnapped American contractor Mark Frerichs, Haji Bashir Noorzai...
