Two Vet Groups Sue VA
A 73-page lawsuit was filed July 23 in federal court in San Francisco charging the Department of Veterans Affairs with …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersPossible Tricare Data Compromise
Defense Department contractor SAIC Inc. (Science Applications International Corporation) may have compromised personal Tricare beneficiary data for more than half …More
Senate Nixes Dwell Time Fix
Two proposals to make the dwell time (at-home time) more balanced with combat deployment time for troops were blocked by …More
Navy Food Service Survey Begins
Sailors and their family members, Department of Defense employees and military retirees are being invited to voluntarily participate in the …More
Marines Needed For Recon
As part of a mission to add 22,000 Marines by 2011, the Corps wants qualified active-duty enlisted Marines to make …More
Navy E-7 Chances Hit Eight-Year Low
The overall selection rate for the active-duty chief petty officer board that convened June 25 will be 21.49 percent, down …More
Airmen Briefed on Kosovo Campaign Medal
The Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, has advised airmen who qualify for the Kosovo Campaign …More
CBO Estimates Cost for Reserve Retirement Fix
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the cost to reduce the Reserve retirement age for pay from age 60 …More
Navy Moving to 5/3 Sea Duty
The Navy’s chief of personnel, Vice Adm. John C. Harvey, says that the Navy will become more “sea-centric” with the …More
AF Announces NCO Retraining Programs
The Air Force will draw down from 334,000 airmen to a force of 316,000 by fiscal 2009. This will require …More
Hot Line for Wounded Succeeding
The Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline Call Center received more than 3,000 calls during the three months since it began …More
Medicare Plans Steep Payment Cut
Medicare has announced deep cuts in its payments to physicians beginning in January 2008. Officials plan to cut payments by …More
Some Extended Marines Earn $1,000 Monthly
All Marines involuntarily extended beyond a year in a combat zone will now garner $1,000 per month for each month …More
AF Spouses Overseas Get Degree Funding
The Spouse Tuition Assistance Program (STAP) for overseas families is part of the Air Force Aid Society, which provides funding …More
Marines Extend PME Waiver
The Marine Corps has extended its waiver of the Professional Military Education (PME) requirement for selection to staff noncommissioned officer …More
Navy and Air Force Launching FLPP Program
The Navy and Air Force have announced their new Foreign Language Proficiency Pay programs. Each is increasing single-language proficiency pay …More
VA Phishing Alert
The Department of Veterans Affairs has advised that veterans are receiving email from the address [email protected] which asks them to …More
Stolen VA Laptop Turned In
The stolen Department of Veterans Affairs laptop computer and hard drive containing the personal information of more than 26 million …More
House Says ‘Let Homeowners Fly Flag’
On June 27, the House voted unanimously to pass H.R. 42, which protects the right of homeowners to display the …More
New Tricare Benefits On Tap
Effective Oct. 1, the Tricare Reserve Select health plan will be offered for purchase by qualified National Guard and Reserve …More
VA Ramps Up Suicide Prevention
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced plans to hire suicide prevention counselors at each of its 153 medical centers. …More
Airmen Can Earn degrees Through Air University
Airmen now can apply their Community College of the Air Force credits toward a bachelors degree from a variety of …More
Navy Revises Special Duty Assignment Pay
Some sailors may see more money in their pockets according to NAVADMIN 140/07, which revised pay levels for special duty …More
Navy Offering Advancement Points for College
In a carrot-and-stick approach, the Navy has nixed the requirement for chiefs to have an associate degree for advancement to …More
DAV Partners With Law Firms for Disabled Soldiers
The Disabled American Veterans has partnered with three national law firms that have agreed to provide free legal representation for …More
Panel Revisits Category Eight Enrollment
The House Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing June 20 concerning whether to allow Category Eight veterans to enroll in …More
More Sailors Eligible for SDIP
The Navy Personnel Command announced expansion of the Sea Duty Incentive Pay (SDIP) program June 25, making more sailors eligible …More
Army to Transform IRR
Individual Warriors (IWs) will be the new label for soldiers serving in the Army’s Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). The new …More
AF Offers Enlisted Flight Retraining
The Air Force is offering opportunities for airmen who wish to fly. Openings are available for first-term airmen to retrain into …More
SBA Ramps Up Loan System
The Small Business Administration will kick off a three-year pilot program June 28 to expedite business loans and increase the …More
