The Air Force has established a new Web site for its retiree community: http://www.retirees.af.mil/. The public Web site, announced April 7, is designed to offer retirees and their families in-depth information on the Survivor Benefit Plan, plus a list of Air Force Retiree Activities Offices worldwide and additional resources. The home page also features the latest Air Force headline news and video clips. Visitors can also subscribe to the electronic version of the Afterburner retiree newsletter and Air Force Retiree News Service. There is also a special icon link for quick access to the Combat-Related Special Compensation information page.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for the Pentagon’s Chief Technology Officer to have budget certification authority over the military services’ research and development accounts—a move the services say would add a burdensome and unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.

