Military Pay, Benefits Disruptions Uncertain Amid Debt Ceiling Fight The president and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are warning that pay and benefits are at risk in Congress' battle over the...
Hardship Duty Pay Hardship Duty Pay is a special pay for members stationed where living conditions are extremely below U.S. standards
Slowing Housing, Food Allowance Raises Could Save the Pentagon Billions, Congressional Report Says The idea proposed in the report involves tying housing and food allowances to the same benchmark used for basic military pay...
This Military Savings Deposit Program Offers Chance to Earn Higher Rates One of the military's better savings programs is also one of its best-kept secrets.
Smaller Military Pay Raise, Increased Parental Leave Included in Senate's 2022 Defense Bill The committee on Thursday voted 23-3 to advance the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in a markup session...
How to Set-Up an Emergency Fund You hear a lot about emergency funds, but you probably have questions.
How Military Officers’ Tax Brackets Could Change Under New Reform Plan Service members and their families are likely to fall into new tax brackets when filing their returns for 2018 - and it could...
W-2s for Military, Retirees, and Civilian Employees Available Soon It will be tax time before you know it. Start planning now to avoid delays or hassles
Special Duty Assignment Pay Changes for Some Some soldiers receiving special duty assignment pay now are seeing an increase in payments while others soon will see less.
House Subcommittee Passes $706B Spending Bill with 2.7% Pay Raise for Troops The bill would increase the Pentagon's funding by nearly $10 billion over this year's spending levels.
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...
