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DoD Official: Incentive-Pay Parity Report Still Weeks Away
A Defense Department official told Congress at a hearing last week that a required Pentagon report on incentive pay parity that is nearly six months...
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NGAUS Warns Congress Against Defense Cuts
NGAUS is warning congressional leaders against cutting defense spending. Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the association president, signed a March...
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NGEF Honors 14 Major Donors
The National Guard Educational Foundation recognized a diverse group of major donors last Saturday during a special reception at the National Guard...
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Higher Cancer Rates Found in Military Pilots, Ground Crews
U.S. military pilots and ground crews are at higher risk for certain cancers than the general population, according to a recent Pentagon study. The...
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Higher Cancer Rates Found in Military Pilots, Ground Crews
U.S. military pilots and ground crews are at higher risk for certain cancers than the general population, according to a recent Pentagon study. The...
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Pentagon’s Inability to Pass Audit Raises Concerns
The Defense Department lacks adequate guidance to oversee its business and financial systems, according to a recent Government Accountability Office...
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Details of President’s Budget Request Emerge
Released last week, President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget request contains $842 billion for the Defense Department. The total is $26 billion — or 3...
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Application Window Open for NGAUS Scholarship
The application window is now open for a $5,000 scholarship available exclusively to NGAUS active life and digital life members and their family...
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Big NGAUS Weekend: Board Meeting, Capitol Summit
This will be a busy weekend at the National Guard Memorial Museum, the NGAUS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The association’s board of directors, a...
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NGB Chief Visits Guardsmen Training Ukrainian Troops
More than a week after the one-year anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine, the National Guard’s top officer visited Guardsmen in Grafenwoehr, Germany...
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NGAUS Company Graders Want Your Talent Management Opinions
The NGAUS Company Grade Committee wants your thoughts on the National Guard’s talent management efforts. The committee is conducting a survey about...
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NGAUS President Testifies on Capitol Hill
Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, shared some of the association’s legislative priorities during a special joint hearing of the...
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SECDEF to Force: 'We Face Historic Challenges'
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III reinforced the National Defense Strategy’s emphasis on China as the nation’s "pacing challenge" and the "acute...
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Key Lawmakers Say Army Ignores Source of Recruiting Woes
Two prominent Republican defense leaders in the House last week accused Army officials of covering up evidence that social justice initiatives are...
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DoD Sets Deadline to Stop Enforcing Vaccine Mandate
The services have until March 17 to rescind their COVID-19 vaccination policies, according to a Pentagon memo signed last Friday by Deputy Defense...
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Guard Leaders Look to Enhance Strong Ties in Finland
The National Guard’s senior general recently met with Finland’s defense leadership and observed military training during a three-day visit to the...