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Recent Notes from AFA
Pressing Facets of the “Fiscal Cliff”
Capitol Hill was unusually busy this week as Members of the House and Senate addressed the most pressing facets of the “fiscal cliff.” The end of the Bush-era tax cuts and the onset of sequestration was a New Year’s welcome most sought to avoid...More...
Washington DC AOR
I am writing to bring you up to speed on a few issues currently in play within the Washington DC AOR...More...
May Madness
AFA members, I’d ask that you take the time to really digest this note … as it presents perhaps the most important national security issue for our future survival. I’ll warn you in advance that to digest this note and its links will take some time...More...
"Testimony"
AFA members, yesterday I participated in a round table discussion with leaders in the House of Representatives. The discussion was mostly about veterans’ issues. Raised during the discussions were...More...
HASC SubCommittee Marks
AFA members, next week the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) meets to decide the FY13 Authorization Bill [called the FY 13 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)]. The process is called “Markup.”...More...
Sequestration
AFA members, this past Friday Ms. Mackenzie Eaglen from American Enterprise Institute briefed a group of Airpower Advocates on the effects of sequestration. To remind you – sequestration is the effect of the Budget Control Act of August of last year...More...
Hearing season
AFA members, these past two weeks, there have been many hearings on the Hill about the FY13 budget. Most of the time, you can actually listen to them from your computer. We try to keep up with them and put up a list of them on our website...More...
TRICARE 3
AFA members, as Administration officials testify on increasing TRICARE rates, adding enrollment fees, means-testing, and (probably worst of all) indexing all of the above with “medical inflation,” it is time for your voices to be heard. We have helped prepare a statement for use in testimony by The Military...More...
Veterans/Retiree Council Recommendation to the AFA Board of Directors
Under the Administration's FY2013 Proposed budget, DoD would shift about $13 billion in health care costs from the Pentagon...More...
TRICARE
AFA members, many of you know that the Administration has requested increases in Tricare fees; establishment of enrollment fees for Tricare Standard and Tricare for Life...More...
Budget Documents 3
AFA members, I asked for your comments on the budget … and was overwhelmed with responses. Below my name are a number of your...More...
Budget Documents 2
AFA members, yesterday I sent you a series of three documents on Sec Panetta’s roll-out of the FY13 budget. See...More...
Budget Documents
AFA members, today at 1400 EST Secretary Panetta gives the nation a peek at the budget that will be released on 13 Feb...More...
Programmatic Decisions List
Programmatic Decisions Binned By POTUS Strategic Guidelines
More Disciplined Use of Defense Dollars...More...
Calendar
AFA members, tonight the President delivers his State of the Union speech to both Houses of Congress. The Republicans respond after the speech...More...
Defense Bill, TA, Debt
AFA members, the Congress passed (late last week) the FY12 Defense Authorization Act. It, like most defense bills, was complex and had many elements. Here is a document which provides a general summary...More...
FY12 NDAA
AFA Members, yesterday the Senate passed the FY12 National Defense Authorization Act. [The House passed it on Tuesday.] The President has pulled his threat to veto the bill...More...
Defense Authorization Bill, Medals, TA
AFA members, today the House and the Senate meet in conference to hammer out the details of the 2012 Defense Authorization bill. There are quite a few “people issues” to be determined...More...
Taxes, Senate Armed Services bill
AFA members, this week Congress is working on whether to extend the so-called “payroll tax holiday.” At issue is how to pay for it. This is not a trivial problem as extending it will add $240B to the deficit...More...
Military Coalition goals
AFA members, many of you don’t know the great work AFA does for you on the Hill – both in support of the Air Force and for you personally...More...
Super Committee
AFA members, Congress is back home in their districts, the Super Committee failed to find cuts to government spending and/or raise taxes, “sequestration” will occur beginning 1 Jan 2013, and the blame-game is underway...More...
Industrial Base, Letter to HASC
AFA members, Washington is still seized with the impending actions of the Super Committee. The Committee has to make recommendations for cutting $1.5T or else mandatory cuts of $1.2T will occur (called sequestration)...More...
Hill testimony, Ad
AFA members, on Wed I attended a round-table discussion on Veteran’s benefits in the House of Representatives. The meeting was chaired by Minority Leader Pelosi and...More...
AFA
AFA members, as I meet with many of you, I am constantly amazed how many of you don’t know the great work the Air Force Association is doing for its membership. But...More...
More from Washington Perspective
Sequestration in Testimony
Sequestration in Coverage
FY 2013 HASC Subcommittee Mark-up Details
Budgeting Under the Threat of Sequestration
TRICARE Short Letter | TRICARE Medium Letter | TRICARE Long Letter
Statement of the Military Coalition (TMC) On Military Health Care Issues
United States Air Force Posture Statement
Air Force Message to 112th Congress – Second Session
Veterans/Retiree Council Recommendation to the AFA Board of Directors
Under the Administration's FY2013 Proposed budget, DoD would shift about $13 billion in health care costs from the Pentagon...More...
TRICARE Tiering Chart
TRICARE Prime Fees, TRICARE Standard/Extra Fees/Deductibles...More...
Air Force Priorites
State of New Jersey, 214th Legislature, Assemebly Concurrent, Resolution No. 196...More...
New Jersey PR- F-35 Resolution Passes
State of New Jersey, 214th Legislature, Assemebly Concurrent, Resolution No. 196...More...
USAF Force Structure Adjustments
(U.S. and Territories only) Programmed (FY13 PB) and Planned (FY14-17)...More...
USAF Force Structure Changes: Sustaining Readiness and Modernizing the Total Force
For the last decade, the United States has undertaken extended operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. As we responsibly draw down from these operations, take steps to protect our Nation’s economic vitality, and protect our interests in a world of accelerating change, we face an inflection point....More...
Letter to Congress
We are writing to convey our support for the reforms in military compensation programs included in the President's fiscal year 2013 budget...More...
FY12 National Defense Authorization Act Policy Provisions Summary
FY2012 Final NDAA Matrix (12-18-11)
FY12 National Defense Authorization Act Policy Provisions Summary
FY12 NDAA TMC Cover letter to conferees
Dear Mr. Chairman and Mr. Ranking Member:...More...
Senate and House Provisions for the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act
Active Force Provisions...More...
United States, Petitioner, v. Xavier Alvarez, Respondent
On Writ of Certiorari of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit....More...
Historic legislation for veterans becomes a law
The VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, a piece of legislation that AFA has continuously supported, was officially signed on Nov. 21, 2011, by President Barack Obama....More...
Excerpts from the Oct 24th, 2011 HASC Committee Panel on Defense Business Hearing
regarding the Defense Industrial Base...More...
Excerpts from the Nov 2nd, 2011 HASC Hearing
AirLand Hearing regarding TACAIR...More...
Excerpts from the Nov 2nd, 2011 HASC Hearing
with the Chiefs regarding consequences of defense sequestration...More...
Special Military Health Care Threat Alert
The Department of Defense (DoD) provides medical care to military beneficiaries through rhe TRlCARE program, which combines access to military hospitals and clinics with coverage for services received from civilian health care providers...More...
The Vow to Hire Heroes Act of 2011: Comprehensive Legislation To End Veteran Unemployment
The Problem – Veteran Unemployment -- Approximately 160,000 active duty servicemembers and 110,000 National Guardsmen and reservists transition to civilian life each year...More...
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