DoD, HHS Spend $375 Million on COVID Drug That NIH Says Won't Help Hospitalized Patients Operation Warp Speed spent $375 million for 300,000 doses to be used as outpatient therapy if approved by the FDA.
Tricare to Offer Free Physical Therapy For Back Pain in Some Locations The pilot program will determine whether Tricare beneficiaries will seek such care if they don't have to pay for it.
Tricare Young Adult Premiums to Rise Sharply in 2021 Military dependents who use Tricare Young Adult for their health coverage will see a 12% to 22% rise in their premiums next...
Have Army Emergency Relief Debt? It Could Soon Be Canceled More than 1,000 soldiers and families who received loans this year from Army Emergency Relief are about to get a windfall.
Free School Meals Program Extended to Students on US Military Bases Overseas The program was extended to overseas military schools after the USDA granted a waiver this month.
Outsourced Military Moves Are on Hold Again Thanks to a $20 Billion Contract Cancellation The GAO ruled in favor of competing companies' bid protests, sending the complex contract back for reconsideration.
Military Still Doesn't Have a Solution for Sky-High Cost of Moving Pets to New Duty Stations A senior Pentagon official told families in May that he would be "looking into" a pet shipping fee reimbursement.
Senators Push to Give Troops a Way Out of Payroll Tax Deferral Plan A new bill would make the Trump administration's controversial payroll tax deferral plan optional for service members.
Spouse Job Opportunities May Someday Influence Where the Military Bases Troops The Defense Department is considering major new steps to boost employment opportunities for military spouses.
More Troops Can Get COVID-19 Tests Off Base Under New Policy The policy, which goes into effect Nov. 9, allows doctors off-base to refer a service member for a COVID-19 test.
Most Vietnam Vets Make More Money in Retirement Than Non-Vets, New Study Finds There are nearly 15 million American males between the ages of 63 and 78. Approximately 5.5 million are Vietnam-era veterans.
VA Plans to Outsource All Compensation and Pension Exams In a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., said the plan was developed with no notice to Congress.
VA Says It Has Already Awarded More Than Half a Billion in 'Blue Water Navy' Claims Nearly half of the more than 69,000 claims for "Blue Water Navy" Agent Orange benefits have been processed.
Fort Sill Just Became the First Training Base to Get the New Army Greens Uniform About 200 soldiers going through Basic Combat Training at Sill were issued a full Army Green Service Uniform.
Navy Orders Aviation Stand-Down After Plane Crash Kills 2 in Alabama The operations halt follows a pair of recent crashes, including one that killed two military officers.
