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NGAUS to President Biden: OMB’s Opposition to Space National Guard Based on False Presumptions

WASHINGTON (June 13, 2022) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers has appealed to President Joe Biden to reconsider the White House Office of Management and Budget’s opposition to creating a Space National Guard... Read More Details

Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Pentagon Reprogramming Plan

Members of Congress are hoping legislation can help them restore Pentagon funds being redirected to support a wall on the southern border. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., is working on a bill to “claw back” the $3.8 billion being reprogrammed from the... Read More Details

Pentagon Space Plan Would Delay Guard Integration

National Guard leaders are opposing a plan that would delay the integration of Guard units into the new Space Force. In a memo to the under secretary of defense for policy, Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, non-concurred... Read More Details

Thornberry Talks Defense Budget at Brookings Institute

The modernization of the U.S. nuclear stockpile is likely to be the most contentious part of the fiscal 2021 defense authorization, according to Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas. The former chairman and now current ranking Republican of the House Armed... Read More Details

Defense Leaders Defend Budget Request to Congress

Defense leaders are making the rounds of key congressional committees as Congress begins work on the fiscal 2021 budget. Following a $741 billion defense budget request, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint... Read More Details

The Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act

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Legislation Would Restore Guard-related Tax Deductions

A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress last week would restore tax deductions previously used by members of the National Guard and state defense forces. The State and National Guard Fairness Act of 2020 (H.R. 6041) has the support of NGAUS. It was... Read More Details

Bipartisan Letter Calls for GAO Investigation into TRICARE Lapses

A bipartisan group of legislators are calling on the Government Accountability Office to investigate lapses in TRICARE benefits for National Guard and Reserve personnel and their families. Twenty-four members of Congress have signed onto the letter... Read More Details

Air Force Will Miss Pilot Goal, Guard Numbers Promising

The Air Force came up 2,100 pilots short of its goal for fiscal 2019, marking the fifth consecutive year the service has missed its target. Speaking to Congress last week, officials said the service is making strides, but expects to miss the mark... Read More Details

Guard Bureau Renews Suicide Prevention Programs

The National Guard Bureau has renewed all 11 pilot programs created as part of an innovation incubator aimed at addressing an alarming suicide rate that is higher than all other active and reserve components. The programs are funded through the... Read More Details