Family Focus: DoDEA Goes Back to School
[7/31/2010]
This school year the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) has unveiled some new initiatives to welcome students and parents to the start of the new academic year. |
Child Care Fees Change to Maintain Quality Services
[7/30/2010]
The Defense Department is adjusting its child care fees, adding categories for its highest income earners, to compensate for six years without fee range increases, Pentagon officials have announced. |
DoD Reminds 'Stop-Loss' Troops to Submit Claims
[7/30/2010]
The Department of Defense wants to ensure that anyone who was under "Stop Loss" has an opportunity to apply for a stipend by the deadline of Oct. 21. |
With Summer Temperatures Peaking, People Must Hydrate
[7/29/2010]
Washingtonians may be complaining about the current heat wave, with temperatures in the upper 90s and lower 100s Fahrenheit accompanied by high humidity, but in Baghdad, it is 115 degrees. |
Time Running Out for Troops, Veterans to Claim 'Stop Loss' Pay
[7/28/2010]
Eligible servicemembers and veterans have less than three months to apply for Retroactive "Stop Loss" Special Pay. The special pay was approved by Congress as part of the 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations Act. Servicemembers and veterans who involuntarily served or were on "Stop Loss" from Sept. 11, 2001, to Sept. 30, 2009, are entitled to $500 for each month served past their contracted end-of-service, resignation or retirement date. |
