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A Former POW's Open Letter to Congress
Phillip Butler | January 05, 2009

"I therefore call on my elected representatives to bring appropriate charges against President Bush . . ." More

B-52H Reaches Retirement
Phillip Butler | August 04, 2008

The first B-52H Stratofortress reaches retirement after more than 45 years of dedicated service to the country July 24 on its final flight to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. More

Bush Supports Increased GI Bill Benefits
Phillip Butler | April 21, 2008

The Bush administration has endorsed a House bill that would improve the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) education benefits in several ways. More

Servicemembers Have a Voice
Phillip Butler | April 21, 2008

Without your input, some congressmen rely on their own lack of military experience to determine which benefits can be cut. More

VA Loan Increase Passes Senate
Phillip Butler | April 21, 2008

The U.S. Senate recently passed H.R. 3221, which incorporated provisions to boost the limit on veterans' home loans. More

Social Security Numbers Dropped from IDs
Phillip Butler | April 14, 2008

The Defense Department will no longer issue identification cards with full Social Security numbers. More

New GI Bill Called Test of Commitment
Sgt. Shaft | April 14, 2008

"The time for a new GI Bill for our post-9/11 servicemembers is six years overdue." More

Expanding Reserve Early Retirement
Tom Philpott | April 10, 2008

Reservists and National Guard personnel mobilized for war and national emergencies for periods of 90 days or longer since Sept. 11, 2001, could see their age-60 threshold for receiving reserve retirement lowered under a new bill. More

New Overseas Voter Services Site
Tom Philpott | April 07, 2008

The Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF) announced a new website that will provide user-friendly voter services to uniformed services members and their families. More

Departments Implement Recommendations
Tom Philpott | March 24, 2008

Two officials from the DoD and VA recently cited a list of changes in wounded warrior and family care in testimony to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. More

Committee Examines VA Care
Tom Philpott | March 24, 2008

The Veterans' Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee recently conducted a hearing to assess how the VA cares for our most seriously wounded vets. More

Military Health Budget Underfunded
Tom Philpott | March 20, 2008

Bush administration officials again have saddled Congress with an under funded military health care budget by projecting $1.2 billion in savings they know will not be realized, say critics on Capitol Hill. More

Bill to Cut Berkeley Funding Shot Down in Senate
Bay Insider | March 18, 2008

The U.S. Senate has shot down an amendment by a South Carolina senator to pull more than $2 million earmarked for Berkeley school lunches, ferry service and police communication equipment and transfer it to the Marine Corps. More

Bill Proposes Travel Pay for Reserves
Bay Insider | March 17, 2008

Senator Ben Nelson introduced legislation to allow the Secretary of Defense to use DoD funds to pay for travel if a Reserve servicemember is placed on leave. More

Bill Seeks to Increase Benefit
Bay Insider | March 17, 2008

Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) introduced legislation to increase veterans' compensation through a cost of living adjustment (COLA). More

New GI Bill Plan Draws Raves and Worries
Bay Insider | March 17, 2008

Readers of Tom Philpott's Military Update column sound off on the Post 9/11 GI Bill. The new bill proposes sweeping changes to the current GI Bill. More

VA to Study Cemetery Rules
Bay Insider | March 14, 2008

Department of Veterans Affairs will revisit its rules that now prevent eastern Nebraska from qualifying for a national cemetery, a VA official said Thursday. More

New GI Bill may Boost Benefits
Bay Insider | March 14, 2008

At a time when the all-volunteer military of the United States is facing greater challenges both at war and at home, a battle is brewing in Washington over whether the government has a moral obligation to further subsidize the educations of those men and women returning to civilian status. More

Veterans and the Mortgage Crisis
Bay Insider | March 10, 2008

The House Veterans' Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee conducted a hearing on the problems facing veterans caught up in the subprime loan crisis. More

Committee Studies VA Construction
Bay Insider | March 10, 2008

The House Veterans' Affairs Health Subcommittee held hearings on fiscal year 2009 Construction Authorization for the Department of Veterans Affairs. More

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