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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

Thornberry: Don't Use Defense Dollars to Fund Wall

The top Republican in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) would object to any plan to use military dollars to fund construction on the southwest border. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, told reporters last week that defense funds, including... Read More Details

Bill Would Cut Defense Department Civilian Positions

A California congressman has introduced legislation that would require a 15 percent cut to the military’s civilian workforce. Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., said the bill, known as the Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniform and Civilian Employees... Read More Details