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Congress Returns to Looming Budget Deadlines

Lawmakers are back to work on Capitol Hill this week with the goal of determining a spending plan for fiscal 2024 before a partial government shutdown Jan. 19. Congressional leaders provided a potential path forward Sunday by announcing a deal on... Read More Details

Air Force Chief: Comfortable Change ‘Probably Wrong’

The Air Force chief of staff says changing the service to meet future challenges will likely be uncomfortable. Watch Video Gen. CQ Brown Jr. adds growing pains are necessary for the Air Force to help counter America’s near-peer competitors like China... Read More Details

Guard Leaders Look to Enhance Strong Ties in Finland

The National Guard’s senior general recently met with Finland’s defense leadership and observed military training during a three-day visit to the Northern European nation. “I was honored to learn more about Finland’s defense forces and their concept... Read More Details

From the Chief: Power of the Pen

How often do you think about your signature? Today, in an era of paying bills online and signing documents digitally, the answer might be “That chicken scratch? Not much at all.” But this digitization has the unintended effect of adding tremendous... Read More Details

Guard Officials: No Space Guard Risks Rare Talent, Morale

The uncertainty over creating a Space National Guard hurts morale among the Guard’s space professionals, three Air Guard leaders say. Without a Space Guard, the Guard may struggle with recruiting and retaining some of the military’s most educated and... Read More Details

NGB Leaders Detail Guard’s Future

The National Guard is an integral part of U.S. military might that is changing to remain effective for the future, Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said last week. Hokanson and Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony L. Whitehead... Read More Details

Lawmakers Press Defense Officials on Budget Request

For the second week, senior Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs officials are testifying before various congressional panels about President Joe Biden's fiscal 2024 budget proposal, recruiting challenges, personnel policies and... Read More Details

House Begins Work to Prevent Government Shutdown

The House is set to consider a novel plan Tuesday from Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to prevent a government shutdown, according to multiple news reports citing a notice sent to lawmakers late Monday. Johnson’s plan is a two-step, continuing... Read More Details

A Conversation with Rep. Michael Waltz

Before Rep. Michael Waltz became a member of Congress in 2019, he found acclaim as an entrepreneur, an advisor to senior Washington officials and a television commentator. Waltz credits his success in these endeavors to what he’s learned in his 26... Read More Details

Hokanson: Guard Part of America's Fabric

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, says he has seen how the National Guard is part of "the fabric of America." "We brought the fabric of America to the war because there are no active-duty bases in... Read More Details