Should Low-Income Military Families Get a Food Allowance? White House Says No A provision in the House defense policy bill would create an entitlement to cover food and other needs.
Pentagon Delays Big Changes to Post-9/11 GI Bill Transfer Rules Postponement means troops with more than 16 years of service have six more months to start the process.
Effort to Repeal Military 'Widow's Tax' Fails in Senate A long-pursued effort to repeal the so-called "widow's tax" failed to make it into the defense policy bill.
VA Seeks New Members for Caregiver and Family Advisory Board The VA is looking for new members for its committee that advises Secretary Robert Wilkie on issues related to caregivers.
Senators Seek to Strengthen Oversight of Military Housing Firms The Senate Armed Services Committee wants troops to have more recourse in dealing with their landlords.
Latest Survey Shows Widespread Problems in Military Housing More than 16,000 military family members reported dirty and unsafe conditions on more than 160 bases.
Army, Air Force Announce Professional Licensing Fee Reimbursement for Spouses The benefit was included in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. Reimbursements will be backdated to Dec. 12, 2017.
Lawmakers Blast Military Personnel Chiefs over Shortage of On-Base Child Care The wait lists for on-base child care can be six months or more for military families.
White House to Hold Summit on Military Spouse Employment Concerns A White House summit of business leaders slated for May 14, Karen Pence told military spouses.
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...
