Washington Report October 02, 2018 Fee Changes Announced for Some TRICARE Users Grey-area retirees will pay a little more and drilling National Guardsmen a little less for their TRICARE medical coverage, according to information... Read More Details
NGAUS on the Hill October 01, 2018 October 2018 Update On September 28, President Donald Trump signed Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) appropriations legislation into law. This is the... Read More Details
Washington Report September 25, 2018 Army Guard to End Fiscal Year Below Full Strength All three components of the Army will end the fiscal year this month below their congressionally authorized personnel end strength. The active... Read More Details
Washington Report September 25, 2018 Air Force: Guard Not Needed for Separate Space Force Initial Air Force plans for a separate Space Force include no role for the National Guard. In a Sept. 14 memo outlining its recommendations for the... Read More Details
Washington Report September 25, 2018 Army Finds Fix for M4 Rifle Glitch The Army believes it has found a fix for a glitch in the M4 and M4A1 assault rifles that causes the weapon to unintentionally fire, officials told... Read More Details
Washington Report September 18, 2018 Guard Nationwide Responds to Hurricane Florence National Guardsmen have flowed in from at least 28 states to help North and South Carolina units support civil authorities following Hurricane... Read More Details
Washington Report September 18, 2018 Fiscal 2019 Defense Budget Nearly Complete Washington decision-makers are a step closer to providing the U.S. military with its first on-time budget in a decade. The Senate today approved a... Read More Details
Washington Report September 18, 2018 Air Force Seeks to Grow to Stay Ahead of Russia, China Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson says the Air Force is too small for a possible future conflict with a major power, such as China or Russia. On... Read More Details
Washington Report September 18, 2018 Lawmakers to VA: Research Pot as Pain, PTSD Treatment Lawmakers from both chambers and both sides of the aisle have asked the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs to do research on marijuana’s... Read More Details
Washington Report September 11, 2018 Thornberry: Political Fights Threaten National Security The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said the acrimony and infighting among the political parties is being watched closely by those... Read More Details
Washington Report September 11, 2018 Report: VA Backlog Larger Than Reported The Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general uncovered tens of thousands of VA benefits cases that were omitted or ignored by department... Read More Details
Washington Report September 11, 2018 Mattis Memo Addresses Decline in Courts-martial Defense Secretary James N. Mattis took notice recently of the drop in courts-martial across the services and advised commanders to consider goals... Read More Details