New payouts for injured soldiers
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Troops injured in Iraq and Afghanistan by criminals are to get compensation, says the MoD.
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By KEVIN G. DeMARRAIS, STAFF WRITER  The Federal Trade Commission warned consumers Wednesday about a scam targeting families of military members.  A caller claiming to work for the Red Cross notifies an individual that a family member has been injured while on duty.
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Pay for members of the armed forces will rise by 2.6% from April, the Defence Secretary has announced.
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BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- First Command has reached a $12 million settlement with federal regulators for making misleading statements and omitting important information when selling mutual funds to US military personnel.
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Americans gave millions of dollars in the past year to veterans charities designed to help troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, but several of the groups spent relatively little money on the wounded, according to a leading watchdog organization and federal tax filings.
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NEW YORK -- Victims and businesses affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have received $38.1 billion, according to a new study that questions whether the payouts were fair to all victims.
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About 1.8 million federal employees would receive a 1.7 percent increase in their basic pay and a 0.5 percent average increase in their locality pay next year under a plan that President Bush sent to Congress yesterday, administration officials said.
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Workers could be offered pay settlements lasting up to three years
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The Pentagon unveiled a plan on  Tuesday to nearly double to about $500,000 the cash payments  for families of U.S. forces killed in combat, responding to  demands from the U.S. Congress to improve benefits for troops  in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Britain's defense ministry said Thursday it had agreed to pay a total of $6 million in compensation to 360 military veterans who took part in secret chemical weapons tests during the Cold War.
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The United States army will withhold payment of up to $60m (£32.8m) a month on future invoices submitted by Halliburton, the firm formerly run by vice-president Dick Cheney, due to a continuing dispute over work done in Iraq.
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PHILADELPHIA -- The NFL added $10 million to its medical fund for retired players Wednesday, designating the money for joint replacement surgery, cardiovascular screening and assisted living.
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Defence chiefs will consider the case of an injured Sheffield soldier as they review compensation payouts.
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Under pressure from lawmakers for  better treatment for U.S forces serving in Iraq and  Afghanistan, the Pentagon plans to increase survivor benefits  for families of service members killed in war, a Pentagon  official said on Monday.
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Hoping to jumpstart workers&#39; compensation reforms, the Schwarzenegger administration yesterday introduced a new set of regulations to change how doctors evaluate injured workers and how much money the workers receive.
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Each Tuesday, the US Department of Defense provides an online update of American military casualties (the number of wounded or dead) from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Members of Congress are broadening efforts to address problems in the sale of life insurance and mutual funds to young soldiers and other service members.