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Tag Archives: congressional budget office
Amount of retirement COLA predicted for 2013
The Congressional Budget Office is predicting a 1.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment in military retirement and veterans’ disability benefits in 2013, an increase far smaller than the 3.6 percent hike received this year.
Amount of retirement COLA predicted for 2013
The Congressional Budget Office is predicting a 1.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment in military retirement and veterans’ disability benefits in 2013, an increase far smaller than the 3.6 percent hike received this year.
Health care costs for vets to soar, report says
In a warning with big implications for future budget debates, the Congressional Budget Office estimates the cost of veterans health care will rise between 45 percent and 70 percent over the next decade, a massive jump that will only partly … Continue reading
Health care costs for vets to soar, report says
In a warning with big implications for future budget debates, the Congressional Budget Office estimates the cost of veterans health care will rise between 45 percent and 70 percent over the next decade, a massive jump that will only partly … Continue reading
Next retiree COLA could be tiny, analysts say
The cost-of-living adjustment for retirees next year could test the idea if something really is better than nothing.After getting no COLA this year in military and federal civilian retired pay, veterans disability compensation and Social Security because of the weak … Continue reading
12 things you need to know for the new year
As with any new year, 2010 undoubtedly will bring changes. For airmen, the start of the next decade means a tougher PT test, uncertain prospects for a bigger paycheck, the chance of being deployed to Afghanistan and more mandatory training.Here’s … Continue reading
Lone senator holds up veterans bill
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is trying to bring pressure on the Senate to ignore tradition and bring a veterans health care bill up for debate despite the anonymous hold on the bill placed by a senator.The bill in … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, America, Bill, Campbell, congressional budget office, Hawaii, Iraq, Nev., Patrick Campbell, Reid, Sen. Daniel Akaka, Sen. Harry Reid
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Congress extends residency benefits to spouses
WASHINGTON — Congress on Monday sent President Barack Obama a bill that allows military spouses to claim residency in the same state as their wives or husbands.Under current law, service members can choose to keep their original residency as they … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill, Carter, congressional budget office, Fort Hood, N.C., Rep. John Carter, Richard Burr, Texas, Washington
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Lone senator holds up veterans bill
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is trying to bring pressure on the Senate to ignore tradition and bring a veterans health care bill up for debate despite the anonymous hold on the bill placed by a senator.The bill in … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged Afghanistan, America, Bill, Campbell, congressional budget office, Hawaii, Iraq, Nev., Patrick Campbell, Reid, Sen. Daniel Akaka, Sen. Harry Reid
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Congress extends residency benefits to spouses
WASHINGTON — Congress on Monday sent President Barack Obama a bill that allows military spouses to claim residency in the same state as their wives or husbands.Under current law, service members can choose to keep their original residency as they … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged Bill, Carter, congressional budget office, Fort Hood, N.C., Rep. John Carter, Richard Burr, Texas, Washington
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