Sixty-four U.S. senators have signed a letter urging the chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to keep a repeal of the “widow’s tax” in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act as the two sides go to conference. The letter was authored by Sens. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Susan Collins…
The House and Senate have both passed their own versions of the National Defense Authorization Act, and there are significant differences between the two of them. Both sides will need to work quickly in conference to deliver a final version before the end of this fiscal year, and AUSN has identified a number of provisions…
With key provisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs MISSION Act going into effect last month, many veterans are wondering how the law affects them. Urgent care is one of the areas where there are significant changes, and the VA recently released a brief Q&A on the new urgent care benefit, which follows below: What…
The House has passed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act by a party line vote, 220-197. The passage of the $733 billion bill, which President Trump has threatened to veto, sets up a showdown with the Senate’s $750 billion version. Democrats voted 220-8 for the bill, and did not get a single Republican vote (0-188).…
Adm. Bill Moran, who was to become the Chief of Naval Operations in less than a month, has abruptly announced his retirement. The announcement comes in the wake of an investigation into emails he exchanged with a former staffer who had been investigated for inappropriate behavior, according to Navy Times. The Times, citing senior Pentagon…
The 4th of July is a great day for celebration, and also for reflection — a reflection of how far we’ve come as a nation, and also as a Navy. The U.S. Navy of today is a far cry from where it was in 1776. When the Declaration of Independence was signed, the not-quite-a-year-old Continental…
Happy 4th of July from AUSN: Remembering the Continental Navy The 4th of July is a great day for celebration, and also for reflection — a reflection of how far we’ve come as a nation, and also as a Navy. The U.S. Navy of today is a far cry from where it was in 1776.…
The annual Department of Defense Warrior Games are underway in Tampa Bay, Fla., with closing ceremonies scheduled for Sunday. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place June 21-30 with representatives of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, and SOCOM — along with competitors from Canada, Netherlands, Denmark, United…
It’s official: President Trump signed the Blue Water Vietnam Veterans Act into law Tuesday night, which had been unanimously passed by both the House and Senate recently. The new law grants presumptive status for disability benefits to around 90,000 Navy veterans who were aboard ship off the coast of Vietnam during the war but were…
Blue Water Navy Legislation Heads To President’s Desk With the Senate passage of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act on June 12, the legislation will now head to President Trump’s desk. The bill was passed unanimously by both the House and the Senate. There is no indication yet of when the president may sign…