The Army recently opened the Cape Henry Inn, a military-only resort in Virginia Beach, Va. The Inn offers 120 rooms, two swimming pools, two outside cabannas, playgrounds and outside grills. The Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command plans to expand the property over the next two years with additional rooms and conference facilities. Reservations must be made by those individuals who are Active Duty, Retired, Reserve military, or DoD civilian. For more information, visit the Cape Henry Inn website or telephone the Inn at (757) 422-8818.

TRICARE Uniform Formulary Update Announced
Selected medications are continuing on the TRICARE Uniform Formulary and 10 others have been designated as nonformulary (or third tier) effective Aug. 1, 2007. For a complete list of medications, their formulary status and where they are available, beneficiaries may visit the Formulary Search Tool at the TRICARE website. Beneficiaries can also ask providers if establishing medical necessity for the third-tier medication is appropriate. If medical necessity is established for a third-tier medication, the co-payment is reduced to $9. Medical necessity forms and criteria are available at the TRICARE Non-Formulary Medications webpage. For more information, see the press release at Military.com.

Save with the Armed Forces Vacation Club
The Armed Forces Vacation Club (AFVC) is a "Space Available" program offering DoD-affiliated personnel the opportunity to take affordable condominium vacations at resorts around the world for only $299 per unit per week. AFVC offers a variety of rental programs and options including condominium units that resort owners are not currently using, weekly resort condos in high-demand locations, nightly getaways, vacation homes, and special offers. For more information, visit the Armed Forces Vacation Club website

VA Bonuses to Be Reviewed
The Veterans Affairs Department said Wednesday it has asked an oversight agency to review the way the VA handed out $3.8 million in bonuses to senior officials last year.

Michael Kussman, the acting undersecretary for health, said VA Secretary Jim Nicholson made the request to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management after government watchdogs questioned the propriety of the awards, some of which went to senior officials involved in crafting a budget that came up $1.3 billion short and jeopardized veterans' health care.

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that 21 of 32 officials who were members of VA performance review boards - the bodies charged with overseeing bonuses - received more than half a million dollars in payments themselves. Read the article.

New Security Measure Added to myPay
Another new security feature has been added to protect customers' data on the myPay account system called the "virtual keyboard," which assists in protecting myPay users against malicious software such as spyware, trojans and keylogging. Each time a user arrives at myPay to log on, the virtual keyboard will appear on the screen. The user will type in their login identification and then "press" the keys on the screen by clicking on them with their mouse to enter their Personal Identification Number instead of typing the actual keys. Customers can find more information on steps to secure home computers under frequently asked questions on the myPay homepage.