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Rampant attempts to defraud troops warrants crack down, advocates say
Crytpo scams, romance scams, education scams, job scams. Advocates are pushing authorities to root out scamsters at the source.
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Hegseth puts more muscle into fixing troops’ household goods moves
The Pentagon has stood up a new operation to focus solely on permanent fixes for the decades-old problems of damaged and lost household goods.
Pay & Benefits
Comprehensive news and information from Air Force Times about military pay and benefits
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VA hospitals earn top marks in federal review
Roughly 78% of VA medical centers earned four or five star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this year.
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Pay boosts for junior troops not yet a priority for Pentagon planners
Defense Department officials are scheduled to finish their review of military compensation in early 2025.
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Mold, broken furniture … just a start to this family’s PCS nightmare
This family lost more than 70% of their belongings, valued at over $152K. The claims process added salt to the wound.
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Retirees to see smaller Social Security COLA boost as inflation eases
The cost-of-living adjustment is significantly less than last year’s, which at 8.7% was the largest bump in four decades.
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Leaders face questions over rent increases, spouse employment and more
Landlords’ rent increases in lock-step with increases with housing allowances may be “a bit of the dark side of capitalism.”
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Having trouble making an appointment through Tricare? A fix is coming.
Contract changes won’t come for at least another year, but officials are working on the problem now.
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Senators want answers on housing for disabled military family members
Senators want to know how many special-needs families have had to pay out of pocket to modify their housing to meet their disability needs.
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Do these computers sold at Navy Exchanges pose a cyber threat?
Lawmakers say the exchange shouldn’t sell the computers to service members or incentivize “purchases with tax-free, discounted prices.”
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Could privatizing barracks help fix the lousy conditions?
The Army and Navy have a combined seven privatized barracks projects and are considering more.
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Military pay, benefits may be better than you think, report says
An analysis from the Congressional Budget Office says that troops and the public may be underestimating all of the compensation troops receive.
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Troops’ corrected leave balances will show up in October, DFAS says
Incorrect leave balances were posted due to a DFAS system change to implement a law that reduces the special leave accrual cap.
