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Lawmakers push for cost-of-living boost in veterans benefits next year
Legislation introduced in the Senate would guarantee a cost-of-living boost in veterans benefits in 2025.
The Spouse Angle Podcast — Up this week: Why Many Military Families With Special Needs Aren’t Using a Program Designed for Them
The military offers dedicated resources for families with special medical and educational needs. Yet according to a new survey, many families don’t know about it.
By Military Times staff
Feds receive 1 percent pay raise for 2021
The increase is smaller than the year prior but more than the threatened freeze that feds could have faced this year.
By Jessie Bur
Spouses still waiting months for professional credentials after military moves, DoD survey shows
Is it reasonable to wait 10 months or more after a PCS move to get relicensed in your new state to be able to work?
By Karen Jowers
Colorado veteran suicide rate higher than national average
Colorado recorded 43 deaths by suicide of male and female veterans per 100,000 in 2019, compared with 32 deaths nationally per 100,000 in 2018.
Senate appropriators propose federal pay freeze for 2021
Federal employees would be frozen at 2020 pay rates under proposed Senate funding bills.
By Jessie Bur
Service member suicide prevention: Why the military must end the stigma on mental health
Mental health services must be normalized in the military for our service members to properly utilize them, say the authors of this commentary.
By Katrina Games and Aliyah Theargood
Understanding the economic impacts of COVID-19 on veterans and military families
Recent legislation signals meaningful change, but more needs to be done to address the challenges facing the veteran and military community, says the author of this commentary.
By Nick Armstrong
Retiree cost of living adjustments sink for the second year in a row
Cost of living adjustments for Social Security recipients will increase by 1.3 percent in 2021, an amount that employee groups worry will fall behind inflation.
By Jessie Bur
A spouse’s take on the 2019 military suicide report
Spouses need a seat at the table to help address the military's suicide problem, says the author of this commentary.
By Aleha Landry