by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 30, 2014 | Legislative, National
From NGAUS. As committees in the House and Senate meet to find common ground between each chamber’s version of the fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, the Defense Department has made its opinion known on about 90 issues, sometimes agreeing and often...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 29, 2014 | Legislative, National
After the elections, Congress will reconvene for a short session, commonly referred to as a lame duck session. A lame-duck session of Congress in the United States occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the successor’s...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 29, 2014 | Legislative, National
One reaction by the Army to the BCA budget cuts is to realign its aviation assets. The Army Aviation Restructuring Initiative (ARI) calls for the Army Guard to transfer all its Apache helicopters to the active component, retire all the Kiowa helicopters, transfer...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 19, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
When you initiate new activities, find things you are currently doing that you can discontinue–whether reports, activities, etc. It works, but you must force yourself to do it. Always keep in mind your “teeth-to-tail ratio.” Watch the growth of...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 19, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well. Congress, the press and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal. It is very difficult to spend...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 15, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State
While many of us have joined the Guard after these things were corrected, back in the day… I was not permitted to use the BX/PX (later program involved stamping LES card for 1 visit for each drill period) I was not permitted to use the Commissary (later program...
