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Home Lender IDs Top Cities for Millennial Veterans

Communities in three states — Texas, Florida and Georgia — dominate a list of top cities for millennial veterans buying homes, according to Veterans United Home Loans, which calls itself the nation’s largest VA home lender. Veterans United released a... Read More Details

New Army Chief of Staff Wants to Put People First

The Army has a new chief of staff and a new top priority. While Gen. Mark A. Milley became known as the “readiness chief” as he pushed to dramatically increase the readiness of units and soldiers, his replacement as chief of staff said his focus will... Read More Details

Senators Push for Early Retirement Credit for 12304(b) Missions

Nine senators are pushing congressional leaders from both sides of the political aisle to support a measure that would provide early retirement credit for National Guardsmen and Reservists mobilized under the authority 12304(b). Sen. Christopher A... Read More Details

New PFAS Task Force Meets, Discusses Next Steps

Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper’s PFAS Task Force held its first meeting earlier this month, with leaders looking to address chemical contaminations on and around military installations across the nation. The contaminations are linked to harmful... Read More Details

Study: Telehealth Saves Money, Reduces Risks, Improves Care

The military is rapidly expanding the use of telemedicine, but must improve software to reach troops in the field, according to a Politico report based on analysis from healthcare journal Health Affairs . The peer-reviewed journal found that... Read More Details

2020 Legislative Workshop

The NGAUS Legislative Workshop is an annual professional development event to educate Guardsmen, Congressional Action Contact Officers (CACOs), and National Guard State Association POCs on National Guard issues in Congress and the Department of... Read More Details

142nd General Conference, A Virtual Experience

NGAUS is bringing the 142nd General Conference to you. In a year like no other, the association will conduct a conference like never before — livestreamed from the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C., to your computer, tablet or mobile device... Read More Details

DoD Announces Artificial Intelligence Challenge for Disaster Relief

The U.S. military has announced a prize competition focused on finding ways to automate post-disaster damage assessments. The Defense Innovation Unit announced the xView2 Challenge this month. The organization wants artificial-intelligence experts to... Read More Details

CBO Estimates Cost of Veteran Entrepreneurship Bill

Legislation that would extend a small business entrepreneurship program for veterans would cost the government less than $500,000 over the next five years, according to a new estimate by the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO released its estimate... Read More Details