Pay and Benefits

The United States obligated more than $1.5 trillion on “war-related” costs since Sept. 11, 2001, according to a recent Defense Department report. Most...

New legislation aims to extend eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to spouses and children of fallen Guardsmen and Reservists who died of service...

A RAND Corp. report published earlier this month argues that the Army needs to pay some officers a larger midcareer incentive under the new Blended...

A New York Republican is urging the Defense Department to relax restrictions on Guardsmen using Space-Available travel. Rep. Lee Zeldin, who served in...

Overworked workers and outdated technology are to blame for delays some Air National Guard retirees are experiencing in getting their retirement pay...

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation that would give Guardsmen and Reservists some of the same benefits provided to active-duty...

NGAUS, the Adjutant General Association of the United States, the Air Force Association, the Association of the U.S. Army, the Enlisted Association of...

Fifteen Senate Democrats have signed on to sponsor legislation that would extend Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to foster children and legal...

New rules will limit the window that a service member has to transfer their GI Bill benefits to their family members. Troops will have to serve six...

Defense leaders, including the chief of the National Guard Bureau, discussed budget needs with lawmakers today during a series of hearings in both the...

President Donald Trump is requesting $718 billion for the Defense Department for fiscal 2020, a $33 billion, or 5 percent, increase from the current...

Bipartisan legislation introduced last week would expand National Guard and Reserve access to mental health care, regardless of deployment status. Sen...