National Guard

• TRICARE expansion for young adults will be retroactive

  A new program covering the dependents of TRICARE beneficiaries up to age 26 will not be ready for a formal roll-out for several more months, but one of the program\'s top officials said they intend to make the new coverage retroactive to Jan. 1.

  Defense

  January 04, 2011
• National Guard on duty at New Year’s celebration

  Members of the National Guard will be working at Times Square in New York City for the New Year’s Eve celebrations. Defense.gov reports New York’s National Guard has been an “integral part of security planning”…

  All News

  December 31, 2010
• Job protection not being met for reservists

  National Guardsmen and reservists are reporting more loss of civilian job due to service requirements

  Federal Drive

  December 21, 2010
• National Guard ready for Hurricane Earl

  Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell plans to declare an emergency today ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Earl. One very good reason to do that is it opens the doors to calling up the National Guard. We learn how the Guard is gearing up from Jack Harrison, director of communications.

  Federal Drive

  September 01, 2010
• Five teams named to tackle Defense cuts

  National Guard standing by for Earl

  Federal Drive

  September 01, 2010
• National Guard changes social media guidelines

  National Guard members need to know that even though a new DoD policy authorizes them to use many of the social media and other Web 2.0 platforms available on a non-classified government computer, there are consequences for misuse of them. We get details from Director of Communications Jack Harrison.

  Federal Drive

  August 25, 2010
• Pentagon launches Leap Into Fitness

  Guardsmen get new social media guidelines

  Federal Drive

  August 25, 2010
• National Guard on Mexican border faces drug violence

  Homeland Security Today editor David Silverberg has more.

  Budget

  July 19, 2010
• Congress eyes cyberattacks options

  Malaysia Hosts Cybersecurity Workshops For OIC Member Countries, Guard Laptop Stolen From Portland Home

  Federal Drive

  June 24, 2010
• A vision for National Guard’s next five years

  Continued integration into fighting forces key to future success, National Guard Bureau chief says.

  All News

  May 17, 2010
• National Guard $5,000 Payouts!

  If you\'ve been on active duty with the National Guard like many federal and postal workers have been, Uncle Sam may have a $5,000 check waiting for you. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s got the details.

  Mike Causey

  May 12, 2010
• Healing the unseen wounds.

  When a National Guardsman returns from a deployment. its sometimes easy to deal with physical wounds. But what about traumatic brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder? To combat that, the Army has come up with FID-RAH...or the post-deployment health reassessment, for soldiers coming home. Its designed to catch combat-related health problems before they get home, and get the help they need. I\'m Max Cacas.

  Budget

  May 18, 2009
• No Longer Taking a Pay Cut to Serve

  Take a close look at the nation’s National Guard and Reserve units and you’ll find a lot of civilian feds. From enlisted to officer, plenty of feds make up a substantial chunk of the Guard…

  Benefits

  April 10, 2009
• National Guard prepares for hurricane season

  By Max Cacas FederalNewsRadio Hurricane season is just a few months away and the National Guard is preparing for the worst. Next Tuesday and Wednesday, Fort Belvoir will be the scene of a large-scale command…

  All News

  April 10, 2009