Those looking for a quick rundown on the National Defense Authorization Act as passed by the House Armed Services Committee can find a basic details on its contents on a Virginia congressman’s website.
The House Armed Services Committee rejected the administration’s call to include new and increased Tricare fees in the defense authorization bill the panel passed this week, but the bill does bump up some pharmacy co-pays.
The passage of a House bill that includes a measure to compel federal employees to contribute an additional 5 percent of salary to retirement has drawn a strong reaction from federal employee groups.
The announcement that the Defense Finance and Accounting Service would be “phasing in” the rollout of the Thrift Savings Plan’s new Roth option raised some hackles among its customers, but the existence of many different military pay and personnel systems really do pose significant challenges to implementing the program.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has sent a letter to President Obama urging expedited health care for Camp Lejeune vets exposed to contaminated water during a 30-year period.
A group of Democratic senators are urging the Defense Department to limit its reliance on contractor services in the wake of a proposal to cut back on civilian employees.
A key member of the Senate has drafted an “auto-escalation” bill that would automatically increase Thrift Savings Plan contributions for certain new federal employees.
The ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee wants to know if the Secret Service’s investigation of the Colombian prostitution scandal is exploring the possible involvement of staff from two White House entities.
The Air Force said it will implement new flexibilities for a third round of civilian buyouts and early outs to help minimize the negative effects of the department’s downsizing measures.
Military service members and Defense Department civilian employees will not immediately have access to the Thrift Savings Plan Roth option when it launches May 7.