Some endeavors take longer than others to come to fruition.
Finally, Congress has taken notice of FEA's complaints about the high medical fees charged to educators overseas. They have directed the Secretary of Defense to give a report to the Congressional Defense Committees. The report was to be submitted by January 15 but that deadline was not met because DoDDS was not told about it until two weeks ago. The committee has also asked for information on teacher compensation and allowances. FEA has been working on the medical issue for years and in the last two years we have been working on compensation for our members overseas.