U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) #update: DoD Plans Benefit Revision With ‘Blended Retirement’ -- Upon taking office almost a year ago, #Defense Secretary Ash Carter promised reforms, saying “that a #BlendedRetirement system is a key step in modernizing the department’s ability to recruit, retain and maintain the talent we require of our future force.” An overhaul of the current #MilitaryRetirement system is slated to take effect January 1, 2018. The new system has three elements: a 401(k)-style