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Republicans want to know the cost of inflation on 2023 Defense budget

While the Biden administration is asking for $773 billion for 2023, that number may not go as far as hoped. DoD says it finished up its planning for 2023…

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DoD’s average housing subsidy sees big increase as real estate continues to get pricier

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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2020, file photo, a housing development stands in El Dorado Hills, Calif. California voters have rejected a proposal to partially dismantle the state’s cap on property taxes, a move that would have have raised taxes for many businesses in a pandemic-hobbled economy. Since 1978, California has limited tax increases to 2% a year until a property is sold. With prices climbing at a much higher rate, taxpayers who have held homes and businesses for many years pay far less than what the market value would determine. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

DoD temporarily raising housing subsidies for some troops as markets continue to climb

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)

Senior Master Sgt. Paul Kalle, 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, speaks with a family during a Deployed Spouses Dinner Feb. 18, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The monthly event is a free dinner at Georgia Pines Dining Facility designed as a ‘thank you’ for each families’ support and sacrifice while their spouse is deployed or on a remote assignment. The dinner, occurring on every third Tuesday of the month, provides an opportunity for spouses to interact with other families of deployed Airmen, key spouses and unit leadership, as well as provide a break for the spouse while military sponsor is deployed. The next Deployed Spouses Dinner will be March 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)

Some lawmakers want to rethink military benefits as service member families go hungry

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Army plans next big migration to new HR system

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Here’s where military housing allowances are rising, falling the most in 2021

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DoD promises more housing rights for military tenants, questions on BAH arise

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Number of service members eligible for COLA continues to drop in 2020

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FILE - This Feb. 7, 2018, file photo shows the skyline in Austin, Texas. For more than a year, cities around the country, including Austin, waited in suspense over whether they'd be chosen as Amazon's second home. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, Amazon announced that it had picked for its new East Coast headquarters the New York neighborhood of Long Island City, Queens as well as a suburb of Washington, in Arlington, Va. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Austin tops areas with large military housing allowance increases in 2020

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Troops will see an average 2.5 percent BAH increase in 2019

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Renewed concern on Capitol Hill after report shows more health, safety problems in military homes

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Service members get tiny bump in BAH for 2018

Military households will only see a $10 increase on average in basic allowance for housing pay.

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Senate considering cuts to military housing allowance for second year in a row

The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to cut some basic housing allowance for dual military couples to save money in the long run. The committee tried…

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5 personnel issues affecting military families in the House NDAA

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The House defense authorization bill brought up some important issues for those in the military and their loved ones. Find out what could affect you in the coming year.