April 10, 2024 SAVE Plan Helps Service Members, Civilians Alike With Student Loan Debt The SAVE plan is an income-driven repayment plan that calculates payments based on a borrower's income and family size and forgives remaining balances after a certain number of years.
Jan. 5, 2023 DOD Releases Memo Expanding Military Parental Leave Program The Defense Department has released guidelines for the expansion of the military parental leave policy.
Oct. 6, 2022 Defense Commissary Agency Announces Plan to Lower Prices Even Further Service members and their families will soon see a 3-5% decrease in pricing on most grocery items in commissaries as part of a Defense Department initiative to bolster their economic security and stability.
Sept. 28, 2022 Department of the Air Force leaders share experiences, resources with military families at AFA Air and Space Forces senior leaders and their spouses participated in a Families in the Fight panel engaging discussion on common challenges military families experience.
Jan. 25, 2022 MilTax Online Tax-Filing Forum Opens Doors to Service Members, Families Military OneSource's MilTax forum is open for business as the IRS began accepting tax returns, an official with the Defense Department's Military Community and Family Policy said.
Jan. 21, 2022 Armed Services Blood Program Urges Donors to Step Up Donations are down, and the Armed Services Blood Program is encouraging volunteers to step up and donate blood to replenish the supply.
Dec. 17, 2021 CSAF Spouse announces Five & Thrive initiative The Five & Thrive platform aims to encourage, support and build thriving military families by tackling challenges and enhancing preventative measures through partnerships and sharing of best practices.
Dec. 28, 2020 Pay For Some Will Decrease to Cover Social Security Deferrals Service members may see a change in their paychecks starting in January as Social Security taxes that were deferred in late 2020 will be paid in early 2021.
Nov. 30, 2020 Defense Department's Annual Housing Satisfaction Survey Begins Soon Defense Department leaders are inviting DOD housing residents to participate in the department's annual housing satisfaction survey, which is scheduled to launch in December.
Oct. 9, 2020 DOD's COVID-19 Response Illustrates Commitment to Families, People While COVID-19's impact has been an unexpected challenge to implementing the National Defense Strategy, it hasn't stopped DOD from prioritizing its people and families, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said.