by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 6, 2017 | National Guard
Command Sgt. Maj. John Sampa will be the next senior enlisted soldier of the Army National Guard, the component’s three-star boss announced Monday. “I look forward to his advice on Army Guard policies and actions affecting enlisted soldiers,” Lt. Gen. Timothy Kadavy,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 6, 2017 | Legislative
On October 26, 2017, Representative Steven Pearce (NM) introduced H.R. 4146, the Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Act of 2017, a bill that would improve Service Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI). Currently, premium rates for S-DVI are based on the Commissioners...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 6, 2017 | Veterans
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs temporarily removed an online application process for new veteran identification cards after high demand crashed the webpage. Some veterans seeking to receive the identification cards since the VA opened applications for...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 23, 2017 | Benefits, Retirement, State Association
On November 2, 2017, President Trump signed Public Law 115-75, which provides a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase of 2 percent, effective December 1, 2017, for veterans disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) for survivors and...
