by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 2, 2016 | Benefits, Legislative
Lawmakers reached an agreement on S. 2943, the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act earlier this week and today the bill was overwhelmingly approved by the House. The Senate is expected to vote on the measure in similar fashion early next week. In brief, S. 2943...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 2, 2016 | Legislative
From US Rep Betty McCollum’s e-news letter …. “On Wednesday, the House passed resolutions that honor the service of two groups of World War II veterans with the Congressional Gold Medal. Members of the United States Merchant Marine and the citizens...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 29, 2016 | Benefits, National Guard
State Sponsored Life Insurance (SSLI) is a program that provides group term life insurance exclusively for National Guard members and their dependents. The program is derived from United States Public Law 93-289, May 24, 1974, to encourage persons to join and remain...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 29, 2016 | Auxiliary, State Association
The 48th annual MNGEA State Conference is soon approaching! Duluth, Minnesota will be the host city for this year’s conference. The conference is set for February 18-19 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Duluth(a change from the normal April time frame). Keynote...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 29, 2016 | Benefits, Education, Legislative, National Guard
Use of one of the Pentagon’s newer Defense Mobilization Authorities can directly impact benefits for deploying Reservists. Title 10 U.S.C. 12304b, Mobilization for Preplanned Mission Support, was approved in the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act as cost...
