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Angling for Recruits
GONE FISHIN' National Guard recruiters who hang such a sign on their office doors during the duty day probably are not playing hooky by the old mill...
Washington Report
New Defense Secretary Creates PFAS Task Force
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has ordered the creation of a task force to address the widespread contamination of military installations with...
Washington Report
GRE Now Required for Army Captains Course
A new Army policy requires officers enrolled in Captains Career Courses to take the Graduate Record Exam. The computer-administered test is used by...
Washington Report
Senate To-Do List: Approve Military Leaders Before Break
Senators have a long to-do list ahead of a five-week recess, including piecing together some of the final building blocks of a new Pentagon leadership...
Washington Report
Fry Scholarship Bill Passes First Hurdle
A bill that would extend eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to spouses and children of fallen Guardsmen and Reservists has passed the House as part...
Washington Report
Esper is First Former Guardsmen Confirmed as Defense Secretary
The Senate today confirmed former Army Secretary Mark Esper to be the next secretary of defense. He is the first non-acting defense secretary since...
Washington Report
Congress, President Reach Two-year Budget Agreement
The Defense Department could begin fiscal 2020 and 2021 with its full funding in place under a sweeping budget deal congressional leaders and...
Washington Report
Army Studying Trailblazing, ‘Hyperfit’ Women Soldiers
Medical researchers are taking a closer look at some of the Army’s trailblazing women as part of a voluntary study, according to the Associated Press...
Washington Report
Guard has Higher Rate of Suicide, per DoD Report
A new report shows that suicide-mortality rates for U.S. military have continued to rise in recent years and that the National Guard has the highest...
Washington Report
With Esper Nomination, Musical Chairs Underway at Pentagon
The official nomination of Army Secretary Mark Esper to be defense secretary this week set off a string of personnel changes in the upmost echelons of...
Washington Report
NGAUS Hosts Company Grades in Nation's Capital
Nearly 50 company-grade and junior warrant officers are undertaking a unique experience in Washington, D.C., that provides an up-close look at the...
Washington Report
Army Expanding IPPS-A After Successful Test with PA Guard
Army leaders are pushing forward with fielding a new talent management system after testing the program first in the Army National Guard. The...