...- Comment at bottom of page. DFAS SNAFU CUTS MANY RETIREES OUT OF RETRO ... program by mistake, say officials at DFAS. NOTE from Larry Scott, VA ...------- DFAS: Error left thousands of military retirees ... VA Retro Pay project was uncovered after DFAS received a rising number of complaints from ... or severe disabilities. Last July, DFAS officials announced they finally had eliminated a ... December 2007, but it had taken DFAS and the Department of Veterans Affairs longer ... Chet Boutelle, deputy site director for DFAS operations in Cleveland, said in a ... 'Something is wrong.' ' DFAS officials said the Department of Veterans Affairs... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmay09/nf052909-4.htm
... benefits or given the wrong amount by DFAS and contractor, Lockheed Martin. We ...'s investigation. The director of DFAS and a top Lockheed Martin executive are ..., to look into the matter. DFAS early this afternoon issued a statement declaring ... served this nation is one of the DFAS' top priorities." DFAS did not speak to the allegations in ... denial was supposed to be reversed. DFAS, in charge of military benefit payments ... desire to hold Lockheed Martin accountable, DFAS found that its contract rendered it powerless to penalize the company. DFAS ultimately assigned its own employees in Cleveland... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf071608-4.htm
... DISABLED VETS' RETRO PAY -- DFAS says contractor processing claims will hire 61 .../sessearch.php?q=dfas&op=and Story here. ...------- DFAS says hiring to clear backlog of disabled ... to the date their eligibility began. DFAS and the Department of Veterans Affairs have ... more than $220 million, says DFAS spokesman Thomas Larock. Average payments to ... the many veterans who has been lobbying DFAS, retired Army pilot Wavie Sharp of ... money. He blames the problems on DFAS for failing to demand progress from Lockheed ... DISABLED VETS'RETRO PAY --DFAS says contractor processing claims will hire 61... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf122007-1.htm
.... 15 self-imposed deadline for DFAS to complete a review of pay records ... failings will be addressed, a senior DFAS official vowed in a Wednesday interview with ... has been acting director of operations for DFAS for three weeks, since replacing Patrick Shine who retired Oct. 31. DFAS and VA officials, when they launched ...,000 files had been reviewed. DFAS set a new deadline of mid- ... many of whom are owed thousands. DFAS officials now acknowledge that they didn' ... determine retro pay eligibility. Also, DFAS officials say they don't have ... as much as the information void at DFAS, even after the agency misses it... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf120107-1.htm
... Version LATEST ON CONCURRENT RECEIPT, SBP PAYMENTS -- DFAS representatives gave MOAA an update this week on the ..., SBP Payments The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) gave a special update this week to MOAA ... VA Retro Payments This three-year joint effort by DFAS and the VA recalculated concurrent receipt and VA payments ... SBP premiums were deducted before taxes. In December, DFAS will display an 'SBP Counter' on a ... and some will be eligible for additional retroactive payment. DFAS is notifying all who are due retroactive payments, ...-LATEST ON CONCURRENT RECEIPT,SBP PAYMENTS --DFAS representatives gave MOAA an update this week on the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfoct08/nf101408-4.htm
... the changes. Again it will involve DFAS and the services screening thousands of disabled ... details on the changes and on how DFAS is implementing them: FULL CRDP FOR ... said Martha Smith, director of the DFAS site in Cleveland. Nov. 3 ... project, Smith added, under which DFAS needed two years to review a backlog ... eligible for retroactive CRDP and CRSC. DFAS plans to keep IU retirees informed initially through its website, www.dfas.mil. As lump sum calculations ..., IU retirees will hear directly from DFAS. 'We are definitely going to ... were mailed last month. Smith said DFAS in July began to pay CRSC to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf072508-6.htm
... by the Department of Veterans Affairs, DFAS or both. Payments will vary from ...Related Special Compensation. Pat Shine, DFAS deputy director, said a majority of ... in the next six months, with DFAS focusing first on older cases. He ... issue that requires lengthy record searches. DFAS officials are calling the $500 million ...327-4457. This week, DFAS hopes to post an explanation of the ... at www.dod.mil/dfas. Thomas J. Pamperin, assistant ... and his staff have been working with DFAS for almost 18 months. The back ... one from the VA and another from DFAS. Before payments are deposited, retirees... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes SEP 06/newsflash09-18-2006-1.htm
...--------- Comment at bottom of page. DFAS DITCHES LOCKHEED BENEFITS CONTRACT Veterans' retro pay boondoggle by Lockheed resulted in underpayments ... pay mess of the last couple years. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) contracted with Lockheed to handle retro pay for disabled veterans. If it ... just-released review by a congressional subcommittee headed by Rep. Dennis Kucinich. DFAS had to double-check their records for errors. Lockheed did the same ... beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. DFAS DITCHES LOCKHEED BENEFITS CONTRACT --Veterans'retro pay boondoggle by Lockheed resulted... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf042109-2.htm
9. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 01-15-2007 #3nf011507-3.htm
... owed millions of dollars because the Cleveland DFAS office, which handles retiree pay, ... of back pay they were owed. DFAS has to collaborate with the Department of ... calculate their back pay by hand. DFAS spokesman Tom Larock said the finance agency ... political action committee for veterans, accused DFAS of planning poorly, being slow to ... poor communications with the VA. "DFAS has its priorities backward," said ... of Pennsylvania, are more sympathetic to DFAS. Durning figures he's entitled ...," said Durning, who believes DFAS is doing its best to resolve a ... is trying to recover his money from DFAS to pay for the funeral before credit... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJAN07/nf011507-3.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-01-2007 #6 -- RETRO PAY CLOSING PAYMENT GAP TO DISABLED VETERANS -- Almost 75,000 military retirees with disabilities who were underpaid have received their retroactive payments.nf090107-6.htm
... When all files have been reviewed, DFAS will turn its attention to a new ... and April of this year, when DFAS finally had computer programs in place to ... VA officials that has worked closely with DFAS on the retro pay program for two ... than was expected. Last year, DFAS officials predicted that all back payments would ... target is mid-November 2007. DFAS has the lead in reviewing pay records ... $119 million in back pay. DFAS, on behalf of the Department of ... periodic updates on the retro pay at DFAS Web site at: www.dfas.mil . ----... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf090107-6.htm
