by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 5, 2014 | Legislative, National
Each year, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) specifies the budget and expenditures of the US Department of Defense. House and Senate staff from the Armed Services committees will be working during the recess to draft a compromise proposal in case the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 4, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State
Now is the Time to Go to Town Hall Meetings Congress is on its summer break through Labor Day. Newspapers are reporting it as a vacation. But for most of the Representatives and Senators it is not. This is the time that the 2014 Congressional campaigns are heating...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jul 31, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement
More Information: Right now is a very good time for every member of the National Guard to stand up and be counted. It is the Guard’s opportunity and duty to help mold the future of all those who choose to serve our country in uniform. The Military Compensation and...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jul 9, 2014 | Legislative, National
From the DAV: In the wake of VA’s access-to-care scandal, some Members of Congress have been quoted to suggest VA’s problems have no connection to the level of its budget. DAV (Disabled American Veterans) disagrees strongly with the idea that VA’s...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jul 8, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
From NGAUS: An unprecedented number of child immigrants illegally trying to cross the nation’s southern border have led some officials to call for more National Guard support in the area. Since October, more than 52,000 unaccompanied minors have been detained...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jul 8, 2014 | Legislative, National
From The Retired Enlisted Assocation: As Congress returns to work this week they only have 28 working days left before the November elections. But they only have 26 working days left before the start of the new fiscal year for the federal government when they’re...
