DoD Updates Military Family App: Comments Welcome, Yawn Expected
Published Date: 4/15/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Defense is updating its Military OneSource Case Management System, which helps service members and their families access important benefits and services online. About 242,711 people might respond, spending about an hour each, but it’s totally voluntary. Comments on this update are open until May 15, 2025, so now’s the time to speak up if you want to!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Online access to military benefits info
The Military OneSource Case Management System provides an internet outreach website that gives members of the Armed Forces and their families comprehensive information about benefits and services, fulfilling 10 U.S.C. 1781. The system is intended to support service members and families throughout their military life and is estimated to involve about 242,711 respondents.
Voluntary one-hour respondent burden
The information collection is voluntary and is estimated to involve 242,711 respondents who each spend about 1 hour on the intake, for a total of 242,711 annual burden hours. Participation is on occasion and respondents are not required to respond.
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