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DoD Finally Has a Fiscal 2024 Spending Plan
President Joe Biden signed into law six fiscal 2024 spending bills, including one containing $824.5 billion for the Defense Department.
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The National Guard: Built to Defend America
Developing a theme for the NGAUS general conference is always an important part of our planning for the big annual event. — Retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the NGAUS president
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Guardsmen Reflect on NGAUS CGO Event
NGAUS gave company-grade officers from across the nation a peak behind the legislative curtain during the first Capitol Summit of the year conducted March 17-19.
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NGAUS Appeals to Congress for Health Care, Benefits Parity
The NGAUS president shared with Congress the paradox facing the National Guard when it comes to readiness.
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NGB Leaders Detail Guard’s Future
The National Guard is an integral part of U.S. military might that is changing to remain effective for the future, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of...
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New NGAUS Industry Liaison to Begin Work
A staffer who has worked in the association’s legislative department for four years will become the NGAUS industry liaison. Blaise Lemke will finish...
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NGAUS Conference Plans Nearly Set
State and territory National Guard association leaders toured and selected their NGAUS conference hotels last week while attending the annual National...
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Advocates Move Early on Final Fix to Concurrent Receipt
After falling short last year, lawmakers and veteran service organizations are mobilizing in support of legislation that would let more than 50,000...
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New Bill Would Reinstate Vaccine Refusers With Back Pay
Nineteen Republican senators have introduced a bill that would reinstate military members involuntarily separated from the services for refusing the...
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NGB Chief to Army Guard Leaders: 'Tell Our Story’
The National Guard is integral to the National Defense Strategy, the Guard’s senior officer told Army Guard leaders meeting at Camp Robinson, Arkansas...
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Lawmakers Hint at Defense Spending Cuts
The razor-thin margin Republicans have for controlling the House and concessions Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., offered to secure the speakership are...
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Pentagon Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Pentagon no longer says service members must be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a memo signed last week by Defense Secretary Lloyd J...
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DoD Expands Military Parental Leave Program
Any full-time service member welcoming a new child can now take up to 12 weeks of free parental leave during the 12 months that follow, according to a...
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Supreme Court Case May Decide If Technicians Can Keep Unionizing
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case involving the collective-bargaining rights of Ohio National Guard dual-status technicians. Ohio...
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'Big Win' to Bolster Guard Combat Divisions
The Army National Guard will receive its first new combat aircraft in decades thanks to NGAUS and the adjutants general working with Congress. Army...
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NGB Touts Guard’s 2022 Natural Disaster Response
During 2022, tens of thousands of National Guardsmen responded to natural disasters nationwide, according to the National Guard Bureau. The Guard’s...