Trump Signs $717 Billion Defense Bill Including 2.6 Percent Troop Pay Raise The president called it "the most significant investment in our military and in our warfighters in modern history."
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...
Navy Officers Get Higher Nuclear Bonus Some Navy officers can get a $5,000 annual increase in their nuclear continuation bonus.
Report: Changes May Hit Military Basic, Special and Retirement Pays The Military Compensation and Retirement Commission will release its long-awaited report Thursday after a two-year review.
Pentagon 2016 Budget Includes Pay Raise, More BAH Cuts, Tricare Merger The DoD's proposed budget calls for a modest pay raise but more cuts to housing allowances, while consolidating Tricare...
Coast Guard Pay Cutoff Looms as House Votes Down Homeland Funding The House voted down a bill to fund the Dept. of Homeland Security for three week and avoid a pay cutoff for the Coast Guard.
Obama Says He 'Fully Supports' Aims of Military Benefits Overhaul Obama praised the work of a blue-ribbon panel on military compensation and retirement reform as an "important step forward."
House GOP Backs 401(k)-Like Military Retirement Plan, More Pay and BAH The subcommittee surprised many observers by including the provision to overhaul the military retirement system.
Obama: More Study Needed Before Overhauling Troop Pay, Benefits President Obama said he wants more time to review controversial proposals that would overhaul troop pay and benefits.
Senate Panel Backs Military Retirement Change, Troop Pay Raise of 1.3% Lawmakers on a Senate panel agreed to overhaul the military retirement system and give troops a less-than-expected pay raise...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...