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.
April 9, 2024 Brown: DOD FY25 Budget Request Aligns With Message to Joint Force The chairman's message focuses on three expectations: giving primacy to the honing of warfighting skills; modernizing the joint force and leading aggressively with new concepts and approaches; and recognizing trust as the foundation of the military profession.
Feb. 8, 2023 Biden Tells Congress 'It's Never a Good Bet to Bet Against America' During his State of the Union speech, President Joe Biden highlighted U.S. economic progress, but also touched on the challenges posed by Russia's war on Ukraine and China's attempts to bend the world to its will.
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.
Dec. 23, 2022 Biden Signs National Defense Authorization Act Into Law President Joe Biden has signed the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act into law, allotting $816.7 billion to the Defense Department.
Nov. 30, 2022 DOD Begins Hiring 'Prevention' Workforce DOD is working to create the healthy climates necessary to address a range of problematic and harmful behaviors, including suicide. This will be accomplished, in part, with a new and dedicated workforce focused on community-based prevention.
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.