NGAUS Legislative Alert #13-4; 13 March 2013
The Issue: Enhancing the National Guard State Partnership Program
Immediate Action Required: Ask your representative to co-sponsor H.R. 641, the National Guard State Partnership Program Enhancement Act.
More Information: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo, D-Guam, with co-sponsorship from Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C.,…
NGAUS Legislative Alert #13-3; 8 March 2013
The Issue: Exempting National Guard and Reserve military technicians from sequester furloughs
Immediate Action Required: Ask your senators and representative to support H.R.1014, introduced by Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., to exempt National Guard and Reserve military technicians from sequester furloughs.…
EANGUS The Call #13-3; 3 March 2013
The Issue: Approximately 53,000 National Guard Military Technicians will be subject to furloughs due to Sequestration
Background:
While all military components are dutifully scrambling to absorb $47 billion in cuts throughout the Department of Defense, including the furloughs…
NGAUS Legislative Alert #13-2; 27 February 2013
The Issue: National Guard military technicians will be furloughed due to sequestration
Immediate Action Required: Ask your senators and representative to exempt National Guard military technicians from furloughs
More Information: The Pentagon long ago exempted uniformed personnel from sequestration to…
EANGUS The Call #13-2; 27 February 2013
Introduction:
As a result of the Budget Control Act (BCA) last year, and because Congress failed to come up with cuts through the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, sequestration will go into effect and will force $1.2 trillion in…
The Issue: Authorizing Veteran Status for National Guard and Reserve Members Entitled to Reserve Retirement Pay
Immediate Action Required: Contact your representatives and ask them to cosponsor H.R. 679, the Honor Guard-Reserve Retires Act
More Information: Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn.,…
NGAI Alert #13-1; 21 February 2013
NGAI Members,
We are 60 days out from our annual meeting and things are shaping up nicely for our French Lick visit. With golf being such a popular attraction, the resort offered a discounted day at their Sultan’s Run course…
State Legislative Update as of 20 February 2013
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NGAI Alert 12-8
First and foremost, our congratulations to MG R. Martin Umbarger on being reappointed as our Adjutant General by Governor Elect, Mike Pence. As Past President’s of both NGAI and NGAUS, MG Umbarger understands well the mission of our professional associations…