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Fiscal 2011 per diem rates drop in many areas

Angel — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:46:49 +0000

Employees traveling on federal business to many popular destinations will get smaller reimbursements for hotel expenses as of Oct. 1.

Glitch may have doublecharged AAFES customers

Angel — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:30:18 +0000

Customers who swiped their credit cards or debit cards at an Army and Air Force Exchange Service store anytime between Aug. 7 and Aug. 9 may have been charged twice for the same transaction.

DoD to troops: Tell buddies about stop-loss pay

Angel — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:35:51 +0000

With an Oct. 21 deadline approaching to apply for a $500 monthly stop-loss allowance, the Defense Department appears to have exhausted most conventional means of trying to contact eligible veterans and is now asking current service members to get involved by calling any buddies who may be eligible.

Lawmakers: VA accounting system deserves an F

Angel — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:05:17 +0000

Incredulous lawmakers sat steaming as government auditors gave the Veterans Affairs Department a “B” grade on efforts to correct an accounting system that has almost twice as many unexplained charges today as it did two years ago.

Senate cuts expansion of concurrent receipt

Angel — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:56:58 +0000

Another congressional effort to expand concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans disability compensation has failed.

Bill would give tax credit to some spouses

Angel — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:59:03 +0000

A new Senate bill would give military spouses a federal tax credit of up to $500 when they have to pay to renew or transfer a professional license when moving with their military members on official reassignment orders.

U.S. Savings Bond program going all-electronic

Angel — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:09:24 +0000

If you have an allotment to buy U.S. savings bonds through your military pay, you need to take a couple of steps before the U.S. Savings Bond Payroll Savings Plan goes all electronic by the end of August.
By July 31, you must:

C-130 bringing Sen. Byrd home for final time

Angel — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:38:24 +0000

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Robert C. Byrd was instrumental in stopping the federal government from transferring Air National Guard cargo planes out of West Virginia.

Bragg has job fair for soldiers leaving Army

Angel — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:20:02 +0000

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Fort Bragg will hold a job fair for soldiers leaving the Army.
The post's Army Career and Alumni Program will host the fair Tuesday. Officials said the fair gives transitioning soldiers and their families a chance to meet with local, national and overseas employers. Perspective employers include the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, FedEx and Edward Jones Investments.

War can lead to family financial battle

Angel — Fri, 21 May 2010 16:44:43 +0000

NEW YORK — Maria Del Carmen Del Toro couldn't access her husband Israel's bank account for more than four months while he lay comatose after a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan.