New Reserve Maternity Leave Policy Issued by Pentagon 18 Months After Congressional Order The services began rolling out their policies earlier this year; the benefit is retroactive to the dates established by the...
Nonprofits Are Filling a Void of Fertility Help for Service Members, But Hope Congress Steps Up Advocates say the Defense Department should be more proactive with fertility services for young service members to prevent...
Access Woes and Missing Information Plague TSP Website Redesign A recent update to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) website has left the system hard to log into, confusing and missing basic...
Target Just Announced a New Military Discount for the 4th of July A new Target military discount for the 4th of July will give veterans, active-duty, and Guard and Reserve service members and...
Troop Leave for Abortion Services Would Be Protected in House Defense Spending Bill House Democrats are moving to ensure service members can take leave to get an abortion ahead of the Supreme Court's expected...
4 Ways to Maximize Annual Training Pay Whether saving, paying off debt or investing, here’s how you can make the best use of your annual training pay.
Troops to Get More Cash Back for Gas During PCS Moves Due to Surging Pump Prices Surging pump prices in recent months pushed the national average for a gallon of regular gas to more than $5.
VA Suspending Caregiver Reassessments as it Reviews Program A department official said the move was made after receiving feedback from veterans and caregivers in the program.
Big Changes Coming to the Thrift Savings Plan Big changes are coming to the TSP. Are you aware of what they are? Read to learn about the changes and see how they might...
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...