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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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TRANSCOM Commander Pushes to Save Tankers
The U.S. military’s top transportation commander is urging the Air Force to keep more of its legacy air-refuelers in service until more of the Boeing...
NGAUS on the Hill
March 2020 Update
On February 10, President Donald Trump released the proposed federal budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The budget requests $740.5 billion in total...
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NGAUS Hosts Army Vice Chief of Staff
The Army vice chief of staff toured the National Guard Memorial Museum and met with NGAUS staff during a visit to the National Guard Memorial, the...
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Governors, AGAUS Stand with NGAUS Against Reprogramming
The nation’s governors and adjutants general have joined NGAUS in opposing cuts to National Guard funding. In a statement this week, the National...
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Services Release Fiscal 2021 Congressional Wish Lists
Weeks after President Trump submitted his fiscal 2021 budget request, military leaders are hoping Congress will go above and beyond the president’s...
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Army Robotic Mule Competition Back On
The Army is renewing its robotic mule competition after the original award for the contract was cancelled due to a protest. The new competition for...