Senate Legislation Shrinks GI Bill Housing Allowance Over Time Lawmakers approved an omnibus Veterans Affairs bill they say expands programs without paying for them at the expense of...
Congress May Not Require Women to Register for Draft Congress appears to favor another study commission rather than taking a vote on the issue of having women register for the...
Lawmakers Battle Over Whether New Health Care Bill Hurts Vets Democrats and Republicans argued Friday over whether the new health care bill proposal would help or hurt vets.
2.1% Pay Raise, BAH Cuts, Tricare Fee Hikes Approved by Senate The Senate's version would cap the amount of housing allowance dual-military couples with dependents can receive.
Lawmaker Proposes VA Recoup Bonus Money from Bad Executives Rep. Jeff Miller has filed legislation that will enable the VA secretary to recover bonuses awarded to executives at...
Pentagon Can Only Hope to Keep Paying Troops, Carter Says Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says he wants to keep paying the troops but can only offer hope on a budget resolution.
Vets Groups Rally Behind Bill to Let VA Provide In Vitro Fertilization Senators will soon vote on an amendment enabling the VA to provide in vitro fertilization treatments to vets and their...
Mattis Faces Hurdles after Trump's SecDef Nod Retired Gen. James Mattis' nomination as defense secretary won much praise, but it is now against the law for him to get the...
Vets Groups Back Bill to Hasten VA Firings Despite Union Opposition A new effort in Congress to ease the process of firing for misconduct at the VA has been denounced by a government union.
Gillibrand Loses Key Support on Sex Assault Bill Two key Senators in the effort to crack down on military sexual assault said on Thursday they would not support a bill that...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...