MILCON

National Guard Military Construction (MILCON)

The National Guard represents a significant percentage of the Total Force. However, both the Army National Guard and Air National Guard do not receive enough military construction funding to ensure overall readiness of National Guard facilities.

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June 15, 2021

Reprogrammed Dollars Returning to Guard

The Department of Defense is restoring $2.2 billion of unobligated military construction funds previously sent to fund border wall construction on the...

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May 11, 2021

Guard Projects Among Possible Returning Earmarks

A 35,000 square foot addition to a California Army National Guard Readiness Center and a new air traffic control tower for Air Guardsmen in Missouri...

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July 28, 2020

House, Senate Must Now Hash Out NDAA Differences

The House and Senate have each adopted versions of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act in recent days. Now comes another challenge...

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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...

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October 15, 2019

Guard Importance Not Lost on Leaders

The U.S. military would have lost in Iraq and Afghanistan long ago were it not for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve, a four-star general said...

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September 10, 2019

Border Wall Will Delay Construction of Some Guard Facilities

Millions of dollars in approved building for the National Guard will be delayed in order to expedite construction of more barriers along the southwest...

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August 06, 2019

Border Wall Funding to Come From Military Programs

The $6.1 billion of defense funding that will be diverted to bolster barriers on the Southwest border will include money originally earmarked for...

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May 28, 2019

SASC Releases Summary of Fiscal 2020 Defense Policy Bill

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has released a summary of a $750 billion defense policy bill that includes the largest pay raise for troops...

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May 28, 2019

Defense Spending Bill Crosses Important House Hurdle

House appropriators have given their stamp of approval to the fiscal 2020 defense-spending bill, recommending a total of $690.2 billion in funding for...

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May 14, 2019

House Committee Approves MILCON/VA Spending Bill

House appropriators have approved a $108 billion bill that would fund fiscal 2020 military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

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April 09, 2019

Other Associations Join NGAUS Call for TRICARE Reform

NGAUS, the Adjutant General Association of the United States, the Air Force Association, the Association of the U.S. Army, the Enlisted Association of...

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