A Key Survivor Benefit Plan Deadline Was Moved Up. Here’s What You Need to Know The deadline to enroll in the military's Survivor Benefit Plan during this year's open season has just shortened --...
Build Financial Guardrails to Keep Problematic Spending in Check Financial guardrails are a lot like the envelope method of budgeting -- dividing up literal cash into various envelopes...
Because of IRS Change, SBP Beneficiaries Need to Check Their Tax Withholding A major IRS update became effective for 2023, and as a result, annuitants are reporting that their Survivor Benefit Plan...
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Survivor Benefit Plan or Term Life Insurance? Here's why term life insurance may not be a better option than the military's Survivor Benefit Plan.
Faced with the Survivor Benefit Plan Decision? 5 Things to Know If you need to decide whether to opt in to the Survivor Benefit Plan, here are five factors to consider.
Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance (SSIA) Surviving spouses whose SBP have been offset as a result of receiving DIC are eligible for a Special Allowance.
5 Signs SBP Open Season Could Make Sense for You Here are five financial red flags that should have you considering the Survivor Benefit Plan open season.
Rescue Turns to Recovery as More Crew Members in Deadliest Air Force Osprey Crash Are Identified The Air Force released the names of seven more crew members who perished last week during training when their CV-22 Osprey...
Dozens of Troops Suspected of Advocating Overthrow of US Government, New Pentagon Extremism Report Says The report released by the Defense Department inspector general revealed that in fiscal 2023 there were 183 allegations of...
Army Veteran Files Lawsuit Alleging VA Computer System Delayed Cancer Diagnosis A veteran and his wife are suing the federal government and the companies behind a computer system the Department of Veterans...
Thousands of Troops May Be Caught in Medical Debt. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants the Pentagon to Find Out How Many. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is pressing the Pentagon to improve its policies to safeguard troops from excessive medical...
Air Force’s Missileer Cancer Study Now Looking at 14 Different Cancers and Environmental Risks at Other Bases Carcinogens that likely cause cancer -- such as polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs -- were detected and cleaned up at three...