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Paul McHale and Steven Blum talked about the impact of sequestration on the National Guard. Sequestration refers to across-the-board budget cuts agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 a…

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs Paul McHale and Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, spoke to reporters in the Penta…

Department of Defense officials spoke to reporters about federal support and National Guard assets provided to fighting the wildfires in California. More than 350,000 acres had burned and ov…

The Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony on the roles and missions of the National Guard in support of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. Witnesses testified about the p…

The heads of National Guard and Reserve forces testified about the portion of the fiscal year 2008 defense budget that affects them. Topics included maintaining troop strength, number of tou…

The Commission on the National Guard and Reserves held a final hearing before reporting to Congress on legislative proposals to increase the responsibilities of the National Guard and change…

General Blum spoke to reporters about Operation Jump Start and took questions. Topics included securing the U.S. border and National Guards working with the Border Patrol.

General Blum was interviewed on the role of the National Guard and Operation Jump Start to assist the U.S. Border Patrol in preventing illegal immigration across the Mexico-U.S. border. Topi…

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the border security mission of the National Guard. They heard testimony on planned operational coordination with law enforcement, includi…

Homeland security officials spoke about immigration reform and securing U.S. borders. Among the topics they addressed were the president’s plan to deploy 6000 National Guard troops along the…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on the fiscal year 2007 budget for the Defense Department. Secretary Rumsfeld and General Pace testified about military opera…

Military reserve and National Guard officials testified about the current and future roles of the National Guard and reserves in homeland defense, homeland security, and disaster response.

The witnesses testified on the fiscal year 2007 Defense Department budget for roles and missions related to homeland defense and support for civil authorities.

As part of the 2005 Conference titled, “The Long Hard Slog: Covering the Iraq War at Home and Abroad,” Mr. Christenson moderated a panel on the role of journalists as first responders durin…

Lieutenant General Blum spoke about the National Guard from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. He discussed hurricane relief efforts and how many reservists were currently deployed oversea…

Secretary Chertoff and other agency heads provided an update on Hurricane Katrina relief efforts along the Gulf Coast. They discussed distribution of resources, security issues, as well as p…

The 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission heard testimony on the impact of recommended closings and realignments. The first panel discussed the impact of the recommendations o…

The House Armed Services Committee heard testimony from U.S. Air Force officials about the plan for the U.S. Air Force future total force. Witnesses testified about the role of the Air Force…

The Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing on the fiscal year 2006 budget for the National Guard and Reserve. Among the issues they addressed were personn…

Senior defense and reserve officials testified about military readiness, the use of guard and reserve forces in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, retention of reserve members, a…