Department of Virginia

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States

The Appearance of Political, Product or Service Advertising on this Network is for Informational Purposes Only and Should not be Construed as an Endorsement.

Latest Videos


News and Events

Veterans Resources

Veterans Coalition

Military WebCOM Network

Sponsors

Welcome to the Department of Virginia


VFW VA Commander:
Harold "Hal" Roesch II

Quick Links

| Email Us | Photo Album | Archives | RSS Feed | Weblog Login | Email Login |

Department of Virginia - News & Events

| VFW VA MemStats | Archives | VFW Videos | Photo Album

Links of Interest

2008-2009 Dept Officers | VA Veterans Hospital Info | Patriot's Pen | Voice of Democracy

President Signs Fiscal 2008 Defense Budget Legislation Into Law

Posted at 01:30 PM on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 by Virginia A/Q

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2008 - President Bush signed the long-delayed and sometimes-contentious fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act into law today.

The Senate passed a $696 billion 2008 defense authorization bill Jan. 22. It includes a 3.5 percent military pay raise and provisions to improve health care and benefits for wounded troops and veterans.

"Today, I have signed into law H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008," Bush said in a statement released by the White House. "The act authorizes funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, for military construction, and for national security-related energy programs."

Read more at Department of Wisconsin

Previous Page | Home | Next Page