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August 2021
President’s Budget President Biden released the FY22 President’s Budget on May 28th, 2021. The president’s budget requests $753.0 billion in total...
Washington Report
Conference to Feature Big Tradeshow
Expect another large and diverse tradeshow at the 143rd General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 27-30 in Las Vegas. Nearly all of the companies and...
Washington Report
DoD Working on Vaccination Plans Ahead of Mandate
The Defense Department will begin requiring active-duty service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting in mid-September or upon FDA approval...
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Guard Clarifies Protest Participation Rules
State National Guard leaders cannot apply Defense Department restrictions on protest participation to Guardsmen who are not on active federal orders...
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House Bill Would Provide Job Training, Employment Assistance for Guardsmen
A bipartisan group of legislators has reintroduced a bill to connect members of the National Guard to in-demand skills training and employment...
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Air Force Unveils New Deployment Model
Air Force leaders have outlined a new force generation model, a 24-month cycle composed of four, six-month readiness phases. The model, expected to...
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Financial Crisis Averted after Deal Reached, Bill Signed
The National Guard narrowly avoided a large funding shortfall to end the fiscal year after President Joe Biden signed emergency legislation on Friday...
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Masks are Back as Military Looks at Mandatory COVID Vaccines
Military installations in high-risk areas are once again requiring masks as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary...
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Hundreds of Guardsmen Battling Fires
Guardsmen from at least seven states are currently supporting firefighting efforts across the American west, part of a busy fire season that has grown...
Press Release
NGAUS Applauds Congress for Reimbursing Guard’s Capitol Mission
WASHINGTON (July 30, 2021) — Retired Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, the NGAUS chairman, and retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president...
Washington Report
SASC NDAA would Stop Aircraft Cuts, but No Separate Space Guard
The Senate Armed Services Committee has completed the markup of its fiscal 2022 defense policy bill. The National Defense Authorization Act would...
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Still No Deal on Guard Funding
Time is running out to reimburse the National Guard for the Capitol Response mission, with some states already beginning to cancel training due to a...
