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March 2020 Update
On February 10, President Donald Trump released the proposed federal budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The budget requests $740.5 billion in total...
Washington Report
NGAUS Hosts Army Vice Chief of Staff
The Army vice chief of staff toured the National Guard Memorial Museum and met with NGAUS staff during a visit to the National Guard Memorial, the...
Washington Report
Governors, AGAUS Stand with NGAUS Against Reprogramming
The nation’s governors and adjutants general have joined NGAUS in opposing cuts to National Guard funding. In a statement this week, the National...
Washington Report
Services Release Fiscal 2021 Congressional Wish Lists
Weeks after President Trump submitted his fiscal 2021 budget request, military leaders are hoping Congress will go above and beyond the president’s...
Washington Report
Army Robotic Mule Competition Back On
The Army is renewing its robotic mule competition after the original award for the contract was cancelled due to a protest. The new competition for...
News
A Senior Minuteman Dies
Retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Raymond A. Mabarak passed away Feb. 17. He was 98. Mabarak was widely known by NGAUS conference attendees as the...
Press Release
NGAUS to President Trump: The National Guard Needs Your Help
WASHINGTON (Feb. 19, 2020) — The National Guard Association of the United States is taking up President Donald Trump on his 2016 campaign pledge to...
Washington Report
Pentagon Reprogramming Hits Guard Modernization Programs Hard
NGAUS, members of Congress and Guard leaders are crying foul over a planned reprogramming that would drain more than $1 billion from critical...
Washington Report
GI Bill Parity Act Introduced in House and Senate
Legislation introduced in both the House and Senate last week would address a benefits disparity by expanding eligibility for the Post-9/11 GI Bill...
Washington Report
Adjutants General Advocate for Space National Guard
Several adjutants general are warning that, without a Space National Guard, states could lose their ability to easily access space resources crucial...
Washington Report
Bipartisan Bill Aims for Equity in Hazard Pay
New legislation would provide equal hazard pay for service members, regardless of component. The bill would close a gap between the benefits received...
Press Release
Pentagon Money Grab Would Drain Guard Modernization Program
WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2020) — A Defense Department plan announced today to reprogram fiscal 2020 defense appropriations would drain more than $1...