Navy Plans IA Duty Enhancements
With more than 10,000 Sailors serving as individual augmentees (IAs) with the Army and Marines and many more expected, the …More
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More than 1,200 Marines in Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command who have been selected and assessed through the Marine …More
Breakthrough on Tricare Retail Drug Costs
On Sept. 7, the House voted to have its representatives on the fiscal 2007 defense authorization bill conference committee accept …More
Combined Federal Campaign Kicks Off
The 2006 to 2007 Combined Federal Campaign runs for six weeks Sept. 1 through Dec. 15 at all military bases. …More
VA, Florida Partner for Injured Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun a pilot project with the state of Florida to help severely wounded …More
Vets Split Over Veterans’ Attorney Legislation
Disabled American Veterans commander Bradley S. Barton says that the Veterans’ Choice of Representation Act that would allow lawyers to …More
DoD Kicks off “Why We Serve” Tour
In order to help the American people understand why U.S. service members choose to serve their country and what the …More
Pension Act Helps TSP Participants
The 2006 Pension Protection Act authorizes Thrift Savings Plan participants to transfer their savings directly into a Roth IRA beginning …More
SBP Open Season Ending
The open Enrollment period for increased Survivor Benefit Plan coverage terminates Sept. 30. Signups have been relatively few because of …More
Predatory Lenders Set the Trap
The lenders target junior enlisted members who draw pay twice a month and who need cash until payday. The borrower …More
Another Key Issue: Predatory Lending
The Senate version of the fiscal 2007 defense authorization bill has a provision to cap interest rates and fees for …More
Key Issues Await Legislators
With its Labor Day recess ended, lawmakers returning to Washington face the fiscal 2007 defense authorization bill, with a conference …More
AF Automates Korean Medal Process
The Air Force has added the Korean Defense Service Medal to its list of personnel processes to be automatically updated …More
Admirals Coming Soon to Outlets Near You
Adm. Mike Mullen, Navy chief of naval operations, has used the 2006 Strategic Communications Guide (the “Playbook”) to task flag …More
AF Promotion Testing Windows Expand
Air Force officials are expanding the testing windows for Airmen beginning with the 07E6 and 07E7 cycles. The changes are …More
More Military Families Paying for Utilities
In conformance with a Defense Department requirement for troops living in privatized military housing to pay for their utilities, the …More
Tricare Mail Order Push Ruffles Feathers
The Defense Department encourages Tricare beneficiaries to use the Tricare mail order pharmacy system because it costs DoD about 40 …More
AWOL Soldiers Get $900,000
A General Accounting Office report says nearly $900,000 has been mistakenly paid to 75 Army reservists who failed to show …More
Court Overturns Agent Orange Rule
The Court of Veterans Appeal has upheld an appeal by Jonathan L. Hass, a Navy veteran who had claimed service …More
Marines Tag IRRs For Callup
President Bush has authorized the Marine Corps to call up Marines from the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). The IRR includes …More
61,000 Military Widows Await Equity
Some 61,000 military widows whose husbands paid into the Survivor Benefit Plan and died of service-connected causes are waiting to …More
AF Guardian Site to Scale Back
Budget constraints and contract services reductions have forced Air Force officials to make changes to the “Your Guardians of Freedom” …More
DoD to Host Second Freedom Walk
The Defense Department will hold the second annual “America Supports You” Freedom Walk, beginning 7:30 p.m., EDT, Sunday, Sept. 10, …More
Next Afghanistan Rotation Set
The Department of Defense announced August 2 major units scheduled to deploy as part of the next rotation of forces …More
Navy Offers Officer Scholarships
The Navy is seeking applications for the 2007 Officer Scholarship Program through Sept. 1. The program allows officers to enroll …More
New VA Personal Data Compromises
Another Department of Veterans Affairs computer is missing — this one a desktop containing the personal information of as many …More
Update on SBP Equitability
The Senate’s version of the fiscal 2007 defense authorization bill would accelerate the paid-up premium threshold for military retirees at …More
Back Payments Set For Combat-Related Retirees
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs expect to be disbursing some $500 million in back payments to as many …More
Reserve Income Boost Begins Sept. 1
Eligible reserve component members will be receiving Reserve Income Replacement Program payments beginning Sept. 1. The RIRP applies to members …More
DFAS to Upgrade Voice-Enabled Technology
DFAS to Upgrade Voice-Enabled Technology The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) plans to field a significant upgrade of its …More
