“Supercommittee” may address military pay/benefits. Commissary director defends appropriations for commissaries as a good investment. NDAA delay could affect important programs.
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AFSA International Legislative Committee Bulletin 2011-018
Posted by afsa1179 on November 10th, 2011
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AFSA International Legislative Committee Bulletin 2011-015
Posted by afsa1179 on November 10th, 2011
TRICARE Prime fees increase for “working age” military retirees; pharmacyrates also change. Family and Medical Leave Act adjustments for federal employees married to military members. Military retiree COLA for CY 2012 to be released the third week of October. House agrees to short-term concurrent resolution.
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AFSA International Legislative Committee Bulletin 2011-008
Posted by afsa1179 on September 24th, 2011
Legislation to provide mental health support for Guard members. Contrasting retirement systems of elected officials with federal civilian retirees. HASC Chair speech on national defense.
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AFSA On Call
Posted by afsa1179 on September 24th, 2011
Happy Birthday U.S. Air Force!
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES AND NEWS
Senate Panel Freezes DoD Funding for FY 2012. The Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee decided on Tuesday to keep DoD spending at current levels, allocating just $513 billion in basic defense spending for FY 2012-$26 billion less than the President requester earlier this year. Appropriators did however agree with the Administration on war-related funding and they are recommending that $117.8 billion be provided for Overseas Contingency Operations.
AFSA on Call
Posted by afsa1179 on August 11th, 2011
Legislative Platform, Open Letter and Resolution Ratified AFSA members attending the 2011 Professional Airmen’s Conference and AFSA International Convention in San Antonio, Texas, ratified the 2011-2012 Legislative Platform, a basic list of legislative targets AFSA lobbyists will purse in testimony and face-to-face visits with congressional representatives during the coming year. These targets will be available on the AFSA Home Page and detailed in future AFSA publications. The delegates also unanimously passed an “Open Letter to Congress and the President” urging them to maintain earned military benefits.
AFSA on Call
Posted by afsa1179 on August 11th, 2011
Arlington Nation Cemetery Problems, Investigations Broaden A number of problems have emerged at Arlington National Cemetery over the past year and a half, including dozens of instances of misplaced or misidentified remains due to poor record-keeping practices. Now Army investigators are looking into why 69 boxes of burial records from Arlington were found abandoned in a commercial storage facility. This new investigation was revealed at a June 23 House Veterans’ Affairs Committee oversight hearing to obtain an update on the problems that have plagued the Cemetery.
AFSA Legislative eNewsletter 13 May 2011
Posted by afsa1179 on June 17th, 2011
INTERNMENT OF PAST AFSA INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT ELMER R. ANDREWS
Last Friday, Past International President, CMSgt Elmer R. Andrews was laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. He was interned in Section 68, Space 31 along with his former wife Audrey Andrews (Past International Aux President). President Andrews was extremely active with AFSA until his recent passing and he attended every AFSA International Convention/Conference.
AFSA Legislative eNewsletter 1 April 2011
Posted by afsa1179 on June 17th, 2011
AFSA TESTIFIES ON CAPITOL HILL
The AFSA CEO testified before the Joint House and Senate Veterans AffairsCommittee on veteran priorities for FY 2012. AFSA did address many issues that affect our Active Duty, Guard and Reserve, retirees and veterans and their family members. Our major focus was on Healthcare, Veterans Benefits, Military Women, Air National Guard and Reserve Retirement, State Veterans Homes, SBP-DIC offset and the fact that there are over 42,000 wounded warriors.
AFSA Division 12 Legislative-Retiree Affairs Bulletin
Posted by afsa1179 on June 17th, 2011
TRICARE Change Proposals
Earlier we detailed how the President’s FY 2012 Budget Plan calls for annual fee increases for TRICARE Prime and further annual inflationary increases starting in 2013. It is important to keep in mind that the President’s budget plan is non-binding and has no force of law—but it does state Administration intentions. What is most important is what will be incorporated in the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act produced by Congress. Should Congress put a provision in the NDAA prohibiting fee increases, as they have in the past, the changes will not take place.
AFSA Legislative eNewsletter 16 July 2010
Posted by afsa1179 on July 20th, 2010
AFSA MEETS WITH STAFF OF SENATORS AKAKA AND COLLINS
AFSA Director of Military and Government Relations met with key staff members of Senators Akaka and Collins to encourage legislation that would allow adult children to continue medical coverage under the TRICARE health care plan until the age of 26, at no additional cost to the sponsoring parent – either an active duty or retired parent (enrolled in TRICARE).
