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December 2018 Update

President Trump signed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) appropriations legislation into law on September 28, which includes $674.4 billion in defense spending. This marks the first time since 2008 DoD received its appropriations... Read More Details

2.6 Percent Pay Raise for Troops Goes into Effect

Guardsmen should see a little more money in their drill checks after an across-the-board pay raise took effect this month. The 2.6 percent raise approved by Congress last year – which went into effect on Jan. 1 – will be included in the first checks... Read More Details

NGAUS Legislative Workshop Set for Feb. 11-12

The annual NGAUS Legislative Workshop is set for Feb. 11 and 12 at the National Guard Memorial, the association’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event provides state legislative-liaison officers and association leaders with a chance to hear key... Read More Details

Pentagon Extends Mission Along Southern Border

Another year has begun and troops, including the National Guard, remain deployed on the U.S.-Mexico border. Then-Defense Secretary James N. Mattis extended the active-component mission to the end of January before resigning last month. The Guard... Read More Details

Pentagon Personnel Turnover Continues

Retired Rear Adm. Kevin Sweeney, the chief of staff to the Secretary of Defense, has stepped down, the Department of Defense announced on Saturday. Sweeney had served in the role since Jan. 2017. “After two years in the Pentagon, I’ve decided the... Read More Details

VA Tiger Team Must Address Forever GI Bill Payments

A new law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a team of specialists to address issues with Forever GI Bill payments that came to light last year. The “Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act of 2018” was approved in the final... Read More Details

Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson (Ret)

Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson succeeded retired Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett as president of the National Guard Association of United States on March 13, 2017. Robinson serves as chief executive officer of NGAUS. He is responsible for the association’s... Read More Details

Army Sends 'Fedrec' Report to Congress

The Army has made some headway in shortening the waits National Guard officers experience in getting federal recognition of their state promotions, according to a report the service sent to Congress. Increased automation and a streamlined process... Read More Details

Chiropractic Bill Would Support Guard

NGAUS is supporting bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding access to chiropractic health care for the National Guard, Reserves and military retirees. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., and Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, introduced the Chiropractic Health... Read More Details

Shutdown Continues, Harms Veterans in Government

As the partial government shutdown reaches historic lengths, some 800,000 federal workers continue to go without pay or can’t go to work at all. One of the largest demographics of these impacted workers are veterans. According to the most recent data... Read More Details