WASHINGTON – Feb. 8, 2010 – Using $555 million in Recovery Act funds, the Department of Defense has expanded a program that can reimburse employees up to 90 percent of the price they paid for a primary residence to avoid a loss when they go to sell.

The Department identified Florida as having the most home sellers who qualify for the program.The Pentagon’s Housing Assistance Program now applies to

wounded service members relocating for treatment or medical retirement and survivors of those who have died while deployed

military personnel and Defense Department civilians affected by the 2005 round of base closings, as a result of the Base Realignment and Closing initiative

military personnel moving to a new base