http://www.militaryfamily.org Convio Content Management System Module en-us www.militaryfamily.org-439165413 http://www.militaryfamily.org/feature-articles/37-commissaries.html As the Department of Defense prepares for across the board furloughs this summer due to sequestration, service members at 37 installations in Europe and the Pacific have a reprieve. The commissaries at these locations will be able to stay open, even on mandated furlough days for all commissaries. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:05 -0500 www.militaryfamily.org-439162602 http://www.militaryfamily.org/feature-articles/west-region-waiver-dates.html TRICARE is extending the temporary waiver for West Region Prime enrollees to get authorizations for specialty care referred by their primary care manager. The waiver will now include specialty care referrals received from April 1 through July 2. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:44:22 -0500 www.militaryfamily.org-439162608 http://www.militaryfamily.org/feature-articles/senate-armed-services.html The Senate Armed Services Committee completed its mark-up of the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act on June 14. The bill now heads to the Senate floor for a final vote. The House finalized their deliberations on their version of the Defense authorization bill at the same time. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:43:28 -0500 www.militaryfamily.org-427335444 http://www.militaryfamily.org/feature-articles/waitingfortricareprime.html DoD officials announced on May 17 the decision to continue the referral waiver for TRICARE Prime beneficiaries in the TRICARE West Region for another month. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:39:50 -0500 www.militaryfamily.org-438206015 http://www.militaryfamily.org/feature-articles/colorado-wildfires-disaster.html With the ongoing wildfires in Colorado, and the potential for many military families to be adversely affected, our Association has compiled resources to help keep you and your family safe. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:46:05 -0500 www.militaryfamily.org-437661853 http://www.militaryfamily.org/feature-articles/reversal-in-aba-therapy.html Recently a U.S. District Court issued a ruling that will potentially impact military families with autistic children receiving Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:44:11 -0500 www.militaryfamily.org-437661846 http://www.militaryfamily.org/feature-articles/association-supports-military.html Our Association supports a proposed amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) which would create a national military student identifier. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:43:42 -0500 www.militaryfamily.org-436481357 http://www.militaryfamily.org/feature-articles/hasc-approves-FY14NDAA.html The House Armed Services Committee passed The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 by a vote of 59-2 on June 6, 2013. The FY14 NDAA is expected to be considered by the full House next week. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:14:17 -0500 www.militaryfamily.org-436158951 http://www.militaryfamily.org/feature-articles/testimony-focus.html As an Association, one of our top priorities is ensuring that military families with special needs family members have access to essential services and support. We highlighted this priority in our recent testimony before Congress. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:38:30 -0500 www.militaryfamily.org-435702751 http://www.militaryfamily.org/feature-articles/commissaries-plan-to-close.html On May 24, The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) announced that commissaries will close on Mondays beginning on July 8 and probably lasting through September 30. The closures will be for up to 11 days. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:50:49 -0500