New legislation could reduce ‘10-year’ rule for dependent compensation
In an effort to revamp the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) program, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’...
Fisher House to Provide Military Death Benefits During Shutdown
The families of two soldiers killed in a California helicopter accident Saturday will not be getting government death benefits during the...
Trump signs order to give all vets access to mental health care for 12 months after separation
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Tuesday, mandating that the Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security...
How Military Officers’ Tax Brackets Could Change Under New Reform Plan
Service members and their families are likely to fall into new tax brackets when filing their returns for 2018 - and it could result in...
Trump's 2018 military pay raise is smaller than expected
WASHINGTON — Military personnel would receive a 2.1 percent pay raise in January — less than the projected rise in private sector wages —...
Fewer stateside troops to get cost-of-living allowance in 2018
About 28,000 service members will receive the continental U.S. cost-of-living allowance in 2018, down from about 35,150 this year... Read...