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Ranking Republican on House Veterans Affairs Committee to Retire

Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., the top Republican on the House Veterans Affairs Committee, will retire at the end of his current term, he announced last week. Roe, 74, has represented east Tennessee in Congress for the past 11 years and served as chairman... Read More Details

Study Calls for More Ready Field Artillery Units

A recent study of Army field artillery recommends the nation increase the number of units that can deploy quickly to a crisis or are forward located. To do so would likely require a force structure increase for active-component artillery units and/or... Read More Details

GAO: AFSOC Mobilization Doesn’t Fully Support Air Guard Needs

A new Government Accountability Office report finds that additional actions are needed to effectively manage the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve portion of Air Force Special Operations Command. The report, released last month, finds the... Read More Details

Guard and Reserve Associations Outline DD 214 Concerns

NGAUS has joined the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United State and the Reserve Organization of America in urging the Defense Department to change its policy on when it issues a DD Form 214 to Guardsmen and Reservists. The three... Read More Details

Pay Raise Takes Effect This Month

All uniformed personnel should see a boost in their January pay checks with the 3.1% pay raise. The raise took effect Jan. 1 and will be included in the first checks this year. The increase was included in the fiscal 2020 National Defense... Read More Details

Army Selects Robotic Combat Vehicles

QinetiQ North America and Textron have been selected to build robotic combat vehicles for the Army, according to an announcement from Army Futures Command’s Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross Functional Team. The Army intends to award an other... Read More Details

PFAS Cleanup Bill Passes House

New legislation would require the Pentagon to work with states and communities to clean up potentially cancer-causing chemicals contaminating military installations, including many Guard facilities. The PFAS Action Act of 2019 (H.R. 535) was approved... Read More Details

Federal Court Says VA Can't Block Education Payouts

A federal court has ruled the Department of Veterans Affairs cannot force veterans to relinquish their Montgomery GI Bill eligibility in order to receive Post-9/11 GI Bill payouts. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims made the ruling last... Read More Details

Some Veterans Struggle with Hunger, Expert Tells House

Hunger is among issues “tens of thousands of veterans” confront, one expert told a hearing of the House Veterans Affairs’ economic opportunity subcommittee last week. “There are tens of thousands of veterans struggling to adjust and survive following... Read More Details

Space Force Unveils Uniform, Briefs President on Plans

The Space Force has marked its first month in existence, but officials are still laying much of the ground work for the first new military service in more than 70 years. Leaders unveiled the Space Force service utility uniform last week, offering a... Read More Details