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Veterans, Retirees to Get 8.7% COLA Boost

Veterans and military retirees will receive the same 8.7% cost-of-living increase as Social Security recipients next year, federal officials announced last week. The boost is the highest in 42 years. In 2022, the jump was 5.9%. Meanwhile, those in... Read More Details

Senate Slowly Begins Work on Annual Defense Bill

More than two months after the House finished working on its version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Senate has begun crafting its edition of the annual defense policy bill. Last week, the Senate briefly addressed the... Read More Details

New Security Strategy Pictures 'Decisive Decade' Ahead

The U.S. faces many serious security challenges this decade, according to President Joe Biden's 2022 National Security Strategy . Released last week, the 48-page document explains how American society will address concerns ranging from China to... Read More Details

Guard Leaders: The Stigma of Seeking Help Must Change

National Guard soldiers and airmen must learn it’s OK to not be OK and seek help, two Guard suicide experts say. The pair argues speaking freely about mental health problems can help overcome the Guard’s unique suicide prevention challenges. “We’re... Read More Details

OMB is Wrong — Our Nation Needs a Space Guard

I would like to know the real reason why the White House Office of Management and Budget opposes creating a Space National Guard. So far, OMB’s stated logic doesn’t add up. The latest argument appears in the Oct. 18 Statement of Administration Policy... Read More Details

Lawmakers Press Pentagon on Incentive Pay Parity

A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers are pressing the Defense Department to implement a law already on the books to pay National Guardsmen and Reservists the same incentive pay as active-duty troops. The lawmakers wrote Defense Secretary Lloyd... Read More Details

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SPONSORED CONTENT: IT Modernization with Cloud, AWS Drives Mission Improvements

In their civilian lives, National Guard members already reap the benefits of technology modernization. From streaming video services to online banking applications, members experience the benefits delivered through a robust and scalable technology... Read More Details

Drilling Guardsmen Run for Seats in Congress

At least four drill-status National Guard officers are seeking a first term in the House of Representatives in next Tuesday’s midterm elections. Three are in the Air Guard: Second Lt. Chris West is running as a Republican in Georgia’s Second... Read More Details

New Defense Strategy Lays Out Pentagon Role in National Security

America’s military has a future teaming with serious challenges, according to the Pentagon’s 2022 National Defense Strategy . Published last Thursday, the 80-page document explains how the Defense Department will help navigate the “decisive decade”... Read More Details