Congress, DoD Must Do More to Remove Hurdles to Spouse Employment Military spouses experience unique barriers t that many times put them at a disadvantage in gaining employment.
Military Spouses Helped Write Last Year's National Defense Bill "Spouses are passed over for jobs because employers worry they will move. For others, the issue is affordable child care."
Navy Vet Lawmaker Introduces Measure to Repeal Tax Hike for Gold Star Families The legislation would reduce the tax burden of payments to children of the fallen.
Lawmaker Presses for Survivor Benefits for Medal of Honor Recipients' Families Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, has introduced a bill to benefit the survivors of Medal of Honor recipients.
She Lost Her Husband on Deployment. Then a Tax Cut Hit Her Family's Benefits "The last little bit of stability my children have has now been put on the chopping block."
This Year's Tax Cut Cost Some Gold Star Families Dearly Military widows and widowers who put their benefits in their child's name saw a significant spike in their taxes this year.
Commissary Discounts During Military Appreciation Month Military Appreciation Month is a great time to find awesome commissary discounts thanks to this special celebration. Read...
Veterans' Combat Trauma Is Often Passed Onto Their Children "A national effort is required to help reduce the stigma and social isolation experienced by caregivers' children."
Base Jobs Program Gets $7.5 Million Grant from Former Starbucks CEO’s Foundation Howard Schultz, now considering a run for president, is a longtime donor to military and veterans’ causes.
Tricare Adds Coverage for Human Breast Milk For the first time ever, Tricare is covering the purchase of human breast milk from an accredited milk bank.
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...
