Defense Department to Borrow Money From Nonprofit to Pay Benefits for Fallen Service Members During Shutdown | TheBlaze.com

Defense Department to Borrow Money From Nonprofit to Pay Benefits for Fallen Service Members During Shutdown | TheBlaze.com: The Defense Department has entered into an agreement with the Fisher House Foundation allowing the federal government to provide the family members of fallen service members with the full set of benefits they have been promised, including a $100,000 death gratuity payment, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday.