President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law Dec. 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military basic pay.

President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law on December 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military basic pay starting January 1, 2026. The raise applies across all ...

US service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise starting January 2026, confirmed by President Trump’s defense policy bill.

For our veterans who have already hung up the uniform, the news is steady as she goes. The Social Security Administration ...

Military retirement pay will rise 2.8% in 2026 as the new COLA takes effect, lifting checks starting December 31, 2025. The ...

A one-time $1,776 payment was issued to service members, drawing on existing Pentagon housing funds approved earlier by ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order marks the final step of the process to make the 2026 federal pay raise official for most civilian employees.

In a push by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, plans for targeted pay raises for junior enlisted military personnel have surfaced as an agenda item for this year. However, looming ...

Service members will get a 5.2% pay raise come January under the compromise annual defense bill unveiled Wednesday night. The pay bump endorsed by the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, will ...

Junior enlisted troops would see significant pay raises next year under a proposal from the House Appropriations Committee. (Sgt. Jennifer Schubert/Marine Corps) This story was updated at 3:45 pm EDT.