2016 National Defense Act Contains Retirement and Pay Changes Law contains major upcoming retirement change, increases some special pays but drops BAH, and increases TRICARE pharmacy...
Vets' Job Bill Stalled, Hangs on Procedural Vote A vote on the Veterans Job Corps legislation has been postponed until next week when Republican lawmakers hope to prevent it...
'Hire More Heroes' Offers Veterans Boost for Small Business Jobs The Hire More Heroes Act would boost veteran employment and give an edge to military retirees and disabled vets over other...
House Readies Emergency Bill to Continue Paying Troops During Shutdown The house is preparing contingencies to make sure that the troops continue to get paid in the event that negotiations break...
Clinton, Sanders Say They Oppose Cuts to Post-9/11 GI Bill Presidential Candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both issued statements opposing reductions to the Post 9/11 GI...
House Approves, But Doesn't Fund, IVF Services at VA The House passed legislation approving the VA to cover IVF treatments, but stopped short of providing funding for the...
Congress Moves to Reduce Loss of Guard Technicians Current law requires 20 percent of all military technicians be converted to federal civilian employees by Oct. 1, 2017.
House Votes Unanimously to Extend VA Choice Program for 6 Months The House on Friday revived and passed a bill to extend the Veterans Choice Program for six months.
Congress Seeks Out 'Wasteful' VA Spending Rep. Jeff Miller identified areas of "wasteful spending" by the VA during an online discussion hosted by Military.com.
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
