by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 29, 2016 | Legislative, National Guard, State Association, Veterans
The 45th annual EANGUS Conference has come and gone. Hats off to the Louisiana Enlisted Association (LANGEA) for hosting the conference and pulling it off despite most of their National Guard personnel being activated to combat the recent flooding throughout...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 8, 2016 | Benefits, Legislative, National Guard, Veterans
< /div> By Tom Philpott (Stars and Stripes) – Published: August 4, 2016 < /div> Two no-cost initiatives to honor the service of Reserve and National Guard members are edging forward in Congress, though final passage this year is still far from certain. The more...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 3, 2016 | Legislative, National
For Immediate Release: July 20, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that a bill she introduced to increase job opportunities for veterans has passed Congress and is headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Rural communities...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 26, 2016 | Legislative, National, National Guard, News, Politics, Veterans
Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) announced his intention to seek the Ranking Member seat on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee in a letter to his colleagues, following Rep. Corrine Brown’s recent departure from the Ranking Member position. In an...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 20, 2016 | Benefits, Legislative, National Guard, Retirement
US Air Force officials recently released a message to it’s Airmen discussing the rollout of the highly talked about implementation of the new Blended Retirement System (BRS) passed by Congress in the FY16 NDAA. These new changes will affect all new recruits. ...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 20, 2016 | Legislative, Veterans
The Washington Post reports that, “congress stepped this week into a sensitive issue that’s been quietly roiling the already-challenging hiring system for federal jobs: the Obama administration’s high-profile push to give preference to veterans. The...
