Here's What the Guard and Reserve Gets in the 2020 Defense Spending Bill What's in the fiscal 2020 NDAA specifically for Guard and Reserve members? Here's a snapshot of some of the major changes.
'Widow's Tax' to Be Eliminated by 2023 in Proposed Defense Budget The final version of the fiscal 2020 defense budget would phase out the so-called "widow's tax" over three years if passed.
Military Exchange Extends Return Policy for Holiday Shopping Holiday shoppers will be able to return Army and Air Force Exchange Service purchases with a receipt until Jan. 31, 2020.
Tricare Enrollment for 2020 Is Now Open Nov. 11 is the beginning of Tricare's open enrollment season for nearly 9.5 million service members, vets and their families.
Military Pay Raise at Risk in Budget Impasse, Key Lawmaker Says The military's promised 3.1% pay raise this year could be at risk in the budget impasse.
Joint Website Debuts as Major Military Health Care Merge Gets Underway The Tricare website's expansion is part of a consolidation of medical treatment facilities under the Defense Health Agency.
Soldiers Will Once Again Get Pre-Move Cash, Army Chief Says Dislocation Allowance, or DLA, is a cash payment of about $1,000 to $4,000, based on rank and dependents.
Tricare Drug Costs to Increase More Than 40% in 2020 A 90-day supply of generic drugs received through the Express Scripts mail-order pharmacy will increase from $7 to $10.
The Unknown Legacy of Military Mental Health Programs The Army had come up against an indisputable fact: The psychological damage of war was outpacing the science to treat it.
In Reversal, DoD Will Let Wounded Warriors Transfer GI Bill Benefits The DoD announced the strict no-extension, no-transfer policy will not apply to currently serving Purple Heart recipients.
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
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...