May 3, 2016 Pentagon 2016 Budget Includes Pay Raise, More BAH Cuts, Tricare Merger The DoD's proposed budget calls for a modest pay raise but more cuts to housing allowances, while consolidating Tricare plans.,The U.S. Defense Department's proposed fiscal 2016 budget calls for a modest pay raise but more cuts to housing allowances for troops, while consolidating Tricare health care plans for military families.
May 3, 2016 Combat Action Badge Eligibility Recommendation Expected by July A DoD review panel's recommendation regarding making the Combat Action Badge retroactive to World War II is expected to be turned in by July.
May 3, 2016 Carter Suggests Changes to Promotions and Enlistments for Tech Skills Major changes to the way the military promotes and provides education benefits were proposed by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter.,Defense Secretary Ash Carter offered proposals Monday for a major overhaul to the way the military promotes, recruits and provides education benefits to attract a more tech-savvy generation to the future force. Time in grade may not be the primary consideration for promotion boards in the future force, Carter said
May 3, 2016 Obama Says He 'Fully Supports' Aims of Military Benefits Overhaul Obama praised the work of a blue-ribbon panel on military compensation and retirement reform as an "important step forward.",President Obama praised the work of a blue-ribbon panel on military compensation and retirement reform as an "important step forward" and said his administration "fully supports" the aims of the proposals.
May 3, 2016 VA Inspector: Honolulu supervisor manipulated veterans' benefit data to make team look better A new investigation finds that a supervisor at the Veterans Administration office in Honolulu manipulated data to make it appear that agency was processing veterans' benefits claims faster.
May 3, 2016 Lt. Col. Robert Hite, of 'Doolittle Tokyo Raiders,' dead at 95 Lt. Col. Robert Hite, one of the famed World War II "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders," died Sunday at 95.
May 3, 2016 Veteran Groups Sue VA for Ending Informal Disability Claims Process Five national veteran's organizations have filed suit against the VA over its move ending informal claims applications.
May 3, 2016 Senator: National VA hospital construction chief leaving amid cost overruns on Denver project Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet says the VA's top construction official is resigning, one week after the agency announced massive cost overruns at a veterans hospital under construction in the Denver area.
May 3, 2016 Veterans Affairs benefits agency: Better training, shorter applications address claims issues The Veterans Affairs official overseeing benefits is pledging aggressive action to address charges of mismanagement of disability claims.
May 3, 2016 Veterans' Groups Clash Over Proposed Changes to Military Benefits Veterans' advocacy groups are clashing with each other over proposed changes to military retirement, health care and other benefits.
