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New PFAS Task Force Meets, Discusses Next Steps

Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper’s PFAS Task Force held its first meeting earlier this month, with leaders looking to address chemical contaminations on and around military installations across the nation. The contaminations are linked to harmful... Read More Details

Study: Telehealth Saves Money, Reduces Risks, Improves Care

The military is rapidly expanding the use of telemedicine, but must improve software to reach troops in the field, according to a Politico report based on analysis from healthcare journal Health Affairs . The peer-reviewed journal found that... Read More Details

2020 Legislative Workshop

The NGAUS Legislative Workshop is an annual professional development event to educate Guardsmen, Congressional Action Contact Officers (CACOs), and National Guard State Association POCs on National Guard issues in Congress and the Department of... Read More Details

142nd General Conference, A Virtual Experience

NGAUS is bringing the 142nd General Conference to you. In a year like no other, the association will conduct a conference like never before — livestreamed from the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C., to your computer, tablet or mobile device... Read More Details

DoD Announces Artificial Intelligence Challenge for Disaster Relief

The U.S. military has announced a prize competition focused on finding ways to automate post-disaster damage assessments. The Defense Innovation Unit announced the xView2 Challenge this month. The organization wants artificial-intelligence experts to... Read More Details

Exchange Service Warns of Vehicle Sales Scam

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is warning customers of a scam aimed at service members buying used vehicles. Scammers using the name “Exchange Inc.” have been trying to fool service members into thinking they are working with AAFES to broker... Read More Details

CBO Estimates Cost of Veteran Entrepreneurship Bill

Legislation that would extend a small business entrepreneurship program for veterans would cost the government less than $500,000 over the next five years, according to a new estimate by the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO released its estimate... Read More Details

Bill Would Require Government Study of Guard Benefits

New legislation would require the government to study whether certain Guardsmen are receiving the proper disability and pension benefits. The Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act would require the comptroller general to conduct a three... Read More Details

Friendly Firepower

When an A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter landed in a cloud of dust in a dry lakebed in a California des-ert earlier this summer, it marked more than just one historic achievement. Not only was the event the first for an A-10 at the austere Freedom Landing... Read More Details