The Congressional Budget Office says the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2005—affecting servicemember’s group life insurance and housing programs, among others—will cost $95 million next year and some $200 million in the 2006-10 period. Read about the measure here.
Unit commanders are being told to separate service members who can’t shave their cheeks and chin for medical reasons for more than a year, according to new guidance from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.