More Troops, Families Could Get Free Credit Monitoring to Catch Identity Theft A bipartisan group of four senators introduced the Servicemembers' Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act on April 26 to expand an...
Fight for Tricare West Region Deal Continues as Health Net Files Second Protest The Government Accountability Office has until Aug. 9 to render a decision on the future of the contract, which affects...
Cost Hikes Coming for Tricare Pharmacy Users Tricare copays for many drugs will rise again in 2024 as part of a long-term plan to ratchet up patients' share of the costs...
Another Outage Hits Troubled Records System at VA, DoD Health Facilities The outage, in addition to one on April 17, sets the clock "back to zero," after a seven-month successful run, VA Secretary...
'They're Not Able to Cover Their Rent': Housing Top Concern as Congressional Panel on Military Life Starts Work Lawmakers in both parties have been expressing concern in recent years that the Basic Allowance for Housing is not keeping...
Defense Department Sticking with TriWest to Run Tricare West Region Following a review of the selection process, the Defense Health Agency has decided to stick with TriWest, a health management...
Caregivers for Severely Disabled Vets Getting Expanded Mental Health Services as Part of Biden Order An executive order signed at the White House recommends that VA widen services for veterans who rely on home health aides for...
'Poop Falling from the Ceiling': Despite Improvements, Fort Gordon Families Detail Continued Housing Issues Military families are still struggling to get mold and other hazards fixed, according to a follow-up report.
Lithium Batteries in PCS Shipments: What's In and What's Out Here's what's allowed and what's expected when shipping lithium batteries with your household goods on a military PCS move.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
