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Fedrec Bill Sponsors Cautious Ahead of NDAA Discussions

Sponsors of the National Guard Promotion Accountability Act in the House [H.R. 5713] and Senate [S.R. 2801] hope a solution to long delays plaguing promotions for Guard officers will be included in the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act... Read More Details

NGEF Heads to France to Mark Guard Role in D-Day

A small delegation from the arm of NGAUS that preserves and tells the Guard story is heading to Normandy, France, this week to help mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, the chairman of NGAUS and the National Guard Educational... Read More Details

Guard Leader: Army Supply System Needs Update

The Army must take advantage of 3-D printing and other advances to revamp its outdated supply chain for the modern era, leaders and experts said during a panel discussion last week. Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, vice chief of the National Guard Bureau... Read More Details

Senators Introduce MOMS Leave Act to Benefit Guard Mothers

Bipartisan legislation would allow women serving in the National Guard and Reserves to receive pay and points toward retirement during maternity leave. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., introduced the Mothers of Military Service... Read More Details

HASC Releases Preliminary Fiscal 2020 Defense Policy Bill

The House Armed Services Committee released its preliminary version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2020 on Monday, but committee leaders do not see eye-to-eye on everything included — or excluded — from the bill. Rep. Adam Smith, D... Read More Details

Report: Army Should Rethink How it Deploys Guard, Reserve for Major Contingencies

A recent RAND Corporation report exploring how the Army Guard and Reserve may be used in the next major conflict questions the ability for key combat units to deploy on short notice. The report explores how the reserve components may be used in a... Read More Details

Missile Defense Redesign on Hold; Guard Impacted

The Pentagon has temporarily suspended an effort to redesign part of the nation’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense System. Defense News and Inside Defense have reported that military leaders have issued a stop-work order to Boeing, who is developing a... Read More Details

Air Force Proposes Cyber Wingman

The era of an artificially intelligent wingman may not be too far away, according to at least one expert with the Air Force Research Lab. Will Roper, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, told Defense News the service’s fleet of F... Read More Details

NGAUS Adds New Army Lobbyist to Legislative Staff

Adrienne Jackson, who has worked the past four years in the U.S. Senate, has joined the NGAUS team at the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. Jackson most recently worked as a military legislative assistant for Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla... Read More Details

Fourth of July Message from NGAUS President

Retired Brig. Gen. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president, has these words for association members on the eve of the nation’s 242nd birthday: “The American flag on the sleeve of our uniform is a constant reminder of the ideals we swore to uphold and... Read More Details