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Defense Policy Bill Signed Into Law

President Donald Trump signed the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act into law late last month, making official several key wins for the National Guard. The NDAA will help bring new and modernized equipment to the force and bring more... Read More Details

KC-46 Restrictions Lifted After Cargo Lock Issues Fixed

A safety issue that prevented the Air Force’s new tanker, the KC-46 Pegasus, from carrying passengers or cargo has been resolved. According to a report from Air Force Magazine , a joint Boeing and Air Force team has given the go ahead for new cargo... Read More Details

Combat Veteran in Senate Pushes for Better Equipment

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation that could lead to better-fitting equipment for female service members. The Female Body Armor Modernization Act, or S. 2970, would encourage the services to expedite contracting, procurement and... Read More Details

November 2019 Update

Congress continues to negotiate a final Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and is working on Defense Department appropriations for the same year. The federal government is currently operating under a Continuing Resolution... Read More Details

NGAUS Applauds Action to Close Benefits Gap Between Deployed Active, Guard Troops

WASHINGTON (Jan. 6, 2020) — Deployed National Guardsmen and Reservists now have benefits parity with their active-component counterparts thanks to a bipartisan effort in Congress. The fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes... Read More Details

Ranking Republican on House Veterans Affairs Committee to Retire

Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., the top Republican on the House Veterans Affairs Committee, will retire at the end of his current term, he announced last week. Roe, 74, has represented east Tennessee in Congress for the past 11 years and served as chairman... Read More Details

Study Calls for More Ready Field Artillery Units

A recent study of Army field artillery recommends the nation increase the number of units that can deploy quickly to a crisis or are forward located. To do so would likely require a force structure increase for active-component artillery units and/or... Read More Details

Guard and Reserve Associations Outline DD 214 Concerns

NGAUS has joined the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United State and the Reserve Organization of America in urging the Defense Department to change its policy on when it issues a DD Form 214 to Guardsmen and Reservists. The three... Read More Details

Army Selects Robotic Combat Vehicles

QinetiQ North America and Textron have been selected to build robotic combat vehicles for the Army, according to an announcement from Army Futures Command’s Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross Functional Team. The Army intends to award an other... Read More Details

PFAS Cleanup Bill Passes House

New legislation would require the Pentagon to work with states and communities to clean up potentially cancer-causing chemicals contaminating military installations, including many Guard facilities. The PFAS Action Act of 2019 (H.R. 535) was approved... Read More Details