Washington Report February 11, 2020 Fiscal 2021 Budget Includes Plusses, Minuses for Guard President Donald Trump is requesting $741 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2021, a slight boost over this year that includes a 3% pay raise for... Read More Details
Washington Report February 11, 2020 Guard Facilities Tapped for Coronavirus Quarantine Nearly 60 Americans who recently traveled to Wuhan, China, are being quarantined at a Nebraska National Guard facility. And defense leaders said at... Read More Details
Washington Report January 28, 2020 Army Beefs Up Assessment for Battalion Commanders The Army has officially launched new requirements for potential battalion commanders that include a five-day evaluation at Fort Knox, Kentucky... Read More Details
Washington Report January 21, 2020 Pick for Army Under Secretary Fields Questions in Senate Hearing James McPherson, the president’s nominee to be under secretary of the Army, answered questions about great power competition, personnel issues... Read More Details
Washington Report January 14, 2020 Army Selects Robotic Combat Vehicles QinetiQ North America and Textron have been selected to build robotic combat vehicles for the Army, according to an announcement from Army Futures... Read More Details
Washington Report December 17, 2019 DoD Authorizes Disaster Relief Medal Service members who participated in disaster relief operations during Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria in 2017 could now be eligible to receive the... Read More Details
Washington Report December 17, 2019 Shutdown Likely Averted as Congress Takes Up Spending Bills Leaders in Congress are optimistic that a new, nearly $1.4 trillion spending deal will be approved by week’s end, avoiding a costly government... Read More Details
Washington Report December 03, 2019 Clock Ticking on Spending Bills Congressional leaders have just 17 days to reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown before year’s end. With both the House and Senate in session... Read More Details
Washington Report November 26, 2019 DoD Audit Finds 1,300 New Issues The Defense Department’s latest financial audit found no evidence of fraud, no significant issues with payroll and no issues with the department’s... Read More Details
Washington Report November 05, 2019 SecArmy Memo Addresses Fedrec Delays New guidance from Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy will help pave the way for Guard officers with long promotion delays to receive backpay. A memo sent... Read More Details
Washington Report November 05, 2019 Think Tank Releases 2020 Index of Military Strength A new report gives the Army high marks for improving its readiness in recent years, but warns the U.S. military would be overstretched by multiple... Read More Details
Washington Report October 22, 2019 Army Expands Job Credentialing Program The Army has expanded its job credentialing assistance program across the force following a successful pilot program that included active, National... Read More Details