Directors Corner:

We welcome CDR Edward McFarland as the new Director for Retired Pay Operations and wish farewell to Mr. Douglas W. Smith, who has accepted another position within the Defense Finance and Account Service. Click here to read more.

Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance:

Section 644 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008 created the Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance (SSIA). This allowance is payable to all Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuitants whose annuity has been offset for receipt of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) from the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). Click here to read more.

Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) and Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP) Open Season:

If a retiree is eligible for both CRDP and CRSC, he/she may participate in the CRDP/CRSC Open Season. Click here to read more.

Keeping Your Account Updated:

It is important that all retirees periodically review your military retirement pay account status to ensure all information is up-to-date. Click here to read more.

Paid-up Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan (RSFPP) and Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP):

There is some good news for retirees who elected coverage under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan (RSFPP) or the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP). Click here to read more.

Security Concerns and myPay Advantages:

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is dedicated to helping to protect against identity theft and fraud. In the continued effort to ensure privacy and security, myPay has some valuable information to protect personally identifiable information. Click here to read more .

DFAS Museum:

Corporate Communications has embarked on a treasure hunt of sorts - rummaging through warehouses, attics, and other imaginable and unimaginable places in search of artifacts to be put on display in a new Defense Finance and Accounting Service museum that will be created in Indianapolis' Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center. Click here to read more.

NEW NEWSLETTER FEATURE:

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