by Mark Wasserbauer | May 16, 2015 | Benefits, News
Associated Press Tamika Whitfield, a member of the U.S. Air Force from Charleston, rides the H-D Street 500 aboard the USS Yorktown in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., on Wednesday. By Rick Barrett of the Journal Sentinel May 7, 2015 Harley-Davidson Inc. says it’s offering...
by Mark Wasserbauer | May 15, 2015 | Benefits, Legislative, National Guard, Retirement, Veterans
Gaining some traction …. H.R. 1384, by Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn. (and 30 original House cosponsors), and S. 743, by Senators John Boozman, R-Ark., and Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., would recognize Guard and Reserve retirees who served honorably for a minimum of 20 years as...
by Mark Wasserbauer | May 15, 2015 | Legislative, National Guard
Last Thursday, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., released “America’s Most Wasted,” the first in a series of oversight reports that expose wasteful, duplicative, and inefficient government spending. A statement on McCain’s Website says,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | May 15, 2015 | Legislative, Retirement
A column by journalist Tom Philpott, as reported in the Montgomery Advertiser and other media outlets, contends, “Many current Reserve and National Guard members, particularly those who are younger and have fewer years of service, are likely next year to face a...
by Mark Wasserbauer | May 15, 2015 | Legislative, Politics
Last week, the House passed the FY 2016 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2029). The vote was essentially along party lines. This bill and the FY 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which the House also passed, are the first two...
