by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
A provision in the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 116-92) blocked DoD’s controversial plan to restrict service members with higher than sixteen years of service from transferring their Forever GI Bill benefits to eligible family members....
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
THE HILL BY REBECCA KHEEL – 12/09/19 “House and Senate negotiators on Monday released an agreement for the massive annual defense policy bill that would give federal workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave in exchange for creating President Trump’s...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized, Veterans
For those veterans affected by the partial government shutdown, the US Department of Veterans Affairs issued a statement yesterday with a link to resources available to help. “We recognize that many of our fellow Veterans, who are also government employees...
by | Nov 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Drill Weekend Talking Points: December 2017 Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act Before Thanksgiving, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and it is on its way to the President for signature. The final version of the...
by John Harris | Nov 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Re-Post from DVIDShub.net story by Eric Durr: LATHAM, N.Y.–Command Chief Master Sgt. Amy Giaquinto, was the first woman to serve as Command Chief of the New York Air National Guard’s 5,800 members when she took on that job in 2016. Now she’s got two more firsts...
by John Harris | Nov 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Re-Posted from Military.com | 20 Nov 2017 | by Amy Bushatz A rule allowing troops to transfer their post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to their children or spouse may soon see changes, a Defense Department official said in testimony submitted to lawmakers last week....
