by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 5, 2016 | Legislative, National Guard
Posted: 9:23 PM, Feb 3, 2016 Copyright 2016 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Legislation making National Guard facilities in Tennessee safer have advanced on...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 2, 2016 | Legislative, National Guard, Veterans
EANGUS strongly supports HR 2237 – Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act, introduced by Representative Elizabeth Etsy (D-CT). This legislation would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 29, 2016 | Legislative, Technician
A controversial provision included in the FY16 National Defense Authorization Act is causing some angst in the National Guard community, in the Nation’s Capital. Section 1053, Management of Military Technicians asks the Secretary of Defense for a report due out soon...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 28, 2016 | Veterans
By Leo Shane III, Military Times 5:58 p.m. EST January 26, 2016 Congress passed legislation for a new veterans ID card last summer, but it will likely be another year before any are issued. The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun drafting regulations for...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 26, 2016 | Benefits, Legislative, Retirement
EANGUS Legislative Update from the desk of Scott Bousum, EANGUS Legislative Director. Over the past several months, the EANGUS National Office worked with the staff of Representative Johnson (R-TX) to introduce HR 4381 Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act. This...