Congressman: Wait until '15 for major pay, benefits reform
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee wants to wait on major military compensation reform until next year, but may accept some smaller changes to pay and benefits in the current budget...
View Article'Complex' report on allotments now 3 months late
Defense officials are more than three months late on a report on the military allotment system, which will recommend steps to protect troops from unscrupulous businesses and lenders that use allotments...
View ArticleDoD makes last-ditch plea for compensation cuts in 2015
The Pentagon brass made a last stand Tuesday in the months-long battle for military compensation reform, imploring senators to back plans to trim troops' pay raises and benefits in the fiscal 2015 budget.
View ArticleDoD reinstates R&R for 9 countries
The Defense Department has reinstated two-week rest and recuperation leave in nine countries for troops who deploy before June 1.
View ArticleHouse bill protects benefits, resists new BRAC
During the annual defense authorization bill debate May 7, Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said his goal was to 'hold on to as much stuff as we can' and hope...
View ArticleConsumer Watch: Improved online store coming to exchange customers in July
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is rolling out a more customer-friendly online store that's expected to launch in early July.
View ArticleWife of female soldier killed in Afghanistan to receive death benefits
The gay widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan has received word from the Department of Veterans Affairs that she will receive the same full benefits that heterosexual widows and widowers receive.
View ArticleSenate panel approves 1 percent pay raise, BAH cuts
A Senate panel on Wednesday rejected Pentagon plans to cut commissary benefits and overhaul the Tricare system, all but ending defense officials' hope to make those changes next year.
View ArticleNew rules will halt imminent danger pay for 44,000
The world looks like it's getting safer - at least according to military compensation officials.
View ArticleBudget proposes pay freeze for higher-ranking officers
The Pentagon brass has spent months urging lawmakers to support pay and benefits changes that could hurt troops' wallets. But those same top brass are also in line to take a hit to the wallet.
View ArticleSurvey: Lower pay raise would hurt troops' morale more than finances
Nearly three-quarters of respondents to a Military Times survey believe that a proposal to give troops a smaller-than-expected pay raise next year would significantly harm morale.
View ArticleBergdahl could collect 5 years of back pay, benefits
The Army owes Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl a lot of money.
View ArticleNew wrinkle in 2015 pay raise debate
Some House lawmakers have launched one more push to give troops more cash next year.
View ArticleSome military household goods shipments 'held hostage'
Some service members' household goods shipments are being held by subcontractors in an effort to force contractors to pay for other work they've performed, according to the Surface Deployment and...
View ArticleHouse OKs defense spending bill with 1.8% pay raise
The House approved a $570 billion defense spending proposal on Friday that would save the A-10 aircraft fleet, prohibit another base closure round and reject most of the Pentagon's planned pay and...
View ArticlePay panel appears wary of cutting compensation
For years, the Pentagon's top brass has called for an overhaul of the entire military compensation system, claiming that the cost of troops' pay and benefits is soaring unsustainably and threatening...
View ArticleCongress presses DoD for allotment system reform
Lawmakers are stepping up pressure on the Pentagon to improve the paycheck allotment system that allows service members to direct portions of their biweekly pay to certain people or institutions.
View ArticleWhite House pushes for lower pay raise in 2015
The White House is moving ahead with plans for another slimmed-down pay raise for troops in 2015, and outside advocates still aren't happy about it.
View ArticleBonus program for spec ops pilots ends Sept. 30
A retention incentive program featuring annual bonuses of up to $25,000 for warrant officer pilots assigned to special operations units is set to expire Sept. 30, the end of fiscal 2014.
View ArticleArmy cuts long-standing SRB bonus
The Army's long-standing policy of offering a modest Selective Re-enlistment Bonus to certain soldiers deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait has been rescinded, effective immediately.
View ArticleTroops fighting Ebola will earn up to $400 extra per month
U.S. troops deploying to West Africa for the Ebola mission could earn up to $400 a month in special pays, according to Defense Department officials.
View ArticleNew travel pay rates mean less money for TDY
Traveling on temporary duty is not as lucrative as it used to be.
View Article1.7 percent COLA increase starts in January
Millions of older Americans who rely on federal benefits will get a 1.7 percent increase in their monthly payments next year, the government announced Wednesday.
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