Washington Report December 03, 2019 Clock Ticking on Spending Bills Congressional leaders have just 17 days to reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown before year’s end. With both the House and Senate in session... Read More Details
Washington Report December 03, 2019 Problems Continue to Plague F-35 Supply Chain The military’s newest fighter jet faces big hurdles when it comes to sustainment, according to a new government report. Shortages of spare parts... Read More Details
Washington Report December 03, 2019 PFAS Key to NDAA Discussions; Government Efforts Criticized The clean-up of hundreds of military sites, including National Guard facilities, is one of several central discussions as lawmakers continue talks to... Read More Details
Washington Report November 26, 2019 Legislation Would Close Health Care Gap for Some Guard Retirees New, bipartisan legislation would help close a gap in health care coverage for National Guard and Reserve service members who are otherwise able to... Read More Details
Washington Report November 19, 2019 Gabbard Introduces Bills to Promote Veteran-Owned Businesses, Address Mental Health Care Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, has introduced a slew of legislation aimed at serving veterans. The four bills were introduced earlier this month... Read More Details
Magazine November 19, 2019 NGAUS Chairman's Message: Overdue Legislation Hurts Readiness We are now in the second month of fiscal 2020, but it might as well be the 14th month of fiscal 2019. Why? Because Congress has not yet reached... Read More Details
Washington Report November 19, 2019 Lawmakers: Foreign Propaganda Agents Targeting Veterans Military veterans are often the targets of foreign propaganda agents and scammers, according to a House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing held... Read More Details
Washington Report November 12, 2019 Military Pay Raise Safe, Even as Congressional Stalemate Continues Republicans and Democrats are at odds in Congress over the border wall and impeachment hearings — among other issues — causing defense leaders to... Read More Details
Washington Report November 05, 2019 House Votes to Create Gold Star Fellowship The House has voted to create a new Gold Star Fellowship Program to bring the families of fallen service members to Capitol Hill. The legislation... Read More Details
Washington Report October 29, 2019 Guard Congressman Speaks to Company-Grade Officers Rep. Max Rose, D-N.Y., understands, better than most on Capitol Hill, the challenges of being a National Guard company-grade leader. One of nine... Read More Details
Washington Report October 29, 2019 PFAS Regulations Needed or Dozens in House will Oppose NDAA Sixty-eight members of the House of Representatives have tied their support to the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act to provisions... Read More Details
Washington Report October 29, 2019 NGAUS Pushes for Benefits Parity in House Hearing The NGAUS president joined National Guard leaders on Capitol Hill last week to testify during a special hearing on protecting benefits for service... Read More Details
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