Washington Report August 26, 2022 NGAUS Partners With AUSA for New Member Benefits NGAUS members have more educational and professional development opportunities following a new partnership involving the association. Now, NGAUS... Read More Details
Washington Report August 16, 2022 DoD Revises COVID-19 Guidelines The Defense Department has changed its guidelines for handling COVID-19. The revisions impact the military’s traveling, wearing masks and getting... Read More Details
Washington Report August 09, 2022 Adjutant General: Vaccine Mandate a ‘Threat’ to Readiness The adjutant general of Florida says the Defense Department’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate seriously threatens military readiness. Maj. Gen. James O... Read More Details
Washington Report August 09, 2022 Burn Pit Bill Ready for President's Signature Several years in the making , legislation to expand access to health care benefits to service members with illnesses related to exposure to toxics... Read More Details
Washington Report August 09, 2022 Commission: Blue-Gray Patch Stays, Confederate Campaign Streamers Go The patch of the Army National Guard's storied 29th Infantry Division can stay, but many units would have to remove some campaign streamers under... Read More Details
Washington Report August 02, 2022 2022 Top Guard, Reserve Employers Announced A global biopharmaceutical company, a national laboratory and four local police departments are among the 15 recipients of the 2022 Secretary of... Read More Details
Washington Report July 26, 2022 Army Leaders: 'We Are in a War for Talent’ The Army will shift more than $1 billion to recruiting programs and rely more on reserve-component soldiers as the active-component struggles to... Read More Details
Washington Report July 19, 2022 Judge Temporarily Blocks Air Force Vaccination Mandate A federal court in Ohio on Thursday blocked the Air Force from enforcing the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for two weeks, multiple reports say... Read More Details
Washington Report July 12, 2022 Pentagon Releases RC Maternity Leave Directive The Pentagon has issued a “Directive-type Memorandum” for a maternity program that provides drill-status “birth parents” with excused absences with... Read More Details
Washington Report July 06, 2022 Court: States can be Sued for Firing Reserve Employees State agencies aren't immune from private lawsuits under federal laws meant to protect the employment rights of National Guardsmen and Reservists... Read More Details
Washington Report July 06, 2022 Big Tailgate Party Planned for the Conference Expect a States Dinner at the 144th General Conference & Exhibition next month in Columbus, Ohio, like none other in the annual event's century-old... Read More Details
Washington Report July 06, 2022 Army: Guard Vaccine Refusers Banned from Training, Drill Members of the Army National Guard and Army Reserve refusing the COVID-19 vaccination may no longer participate in federally funded drills and... Read More Details