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Pentagon Money Grab Would Drain Guard Modernization Program
WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2020) — A Defense Department plan announced today to reprogram fiscal 2020 defense appropriations would drain more than $1...
Washington Report
Fiscal 2021 Budget Includes Plusses, Minuses for Guard
President Donald Trump is requesting $741 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2021, a slight boost over this year that includes a 3% pay raise for...
Washington Report
Experts Urge Congress to Empower Smaller Firms
Defense technology experts asked Congress last week to use its spending clout to empower smaller companies to find solutions to the military’s needs...
Washington Report
Going to the Dogs: House Passes PAWS Act
Veterans receiving care from the Department of Veterans Affairs could eventually be paired with therapy dogs as part of their treatment for post...
Washington Report
Guard Facilities Tapped for Coronavirus Quarantine
Nearly 60 Americans who recently traveled to Wuhan, China, are being quarantined at a Nebraska National Guard facility. And defense leaders said at...
Press Release
Arizona Adjutant General Takes Over as NGAUS Chairman
WASHINGTON (Feb. 5, 2020) — The voice of nearly 45,000 current and former National Guard officers has a new leader. Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire, the...
Washington Report
Senate Veterans Committee Approves Series of Bills
The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee has unanimously passed a series of bipartisan bills aimed at helping veteran employment, bolstering suicide...
Washington Report
Army Updates App to Help Prepare Soldiers for ACFT
The Army has updated its free fitness application, Army PRT, to better prepare soldiers for the new Army Combat Fitness Test. Designed by the Army...
Washington Report
KC-46 Delays Causes Military to Rethink Tanker Plans
The head of U.S. Transportation Command has warned that delays to the new KC-46 Pegasus tanker could require the military to rethink its plans for...
Washington Report
Aviation Incentive Pay Increases for First Time in Decades
The Army has increased its Aviation Incentive Pay rates for the first time in more than two decades in hopes of becoming more competitive with the...
Washington Report
Air Force Suicides Spiked by One-Third in 2019
The Air Force saw a nearly 30% rise in suicides in 2019, but had been on pace for an even greater increase prior to a service-wide, one-day stand down...
Washington Report
Guard and Reserve Role in Space Force Not in Initial Report
The Air Force has sent Congress its initial plan for how to organize the new Space Force, but it does not address details on the exact role of Guard...
