Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is pushing Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to ignore federal rules and build berms to protect his state’s coastline.

According to The Hill, Palin tweeted Monday evening:

“Gov.Jindal:to avoid ravished coast, build the berms.Ask forgiveness later;Feds are slow to act,local leadership&action can do more for coast.”

The federal government has yet to sign off on Jindal’s plan, which has angered the governor. Many Republicans have complained about the Obama administration’s response to the oil spill.

Jindal said Sunday that the Army Corps of Engineers had approved a limited amount of reconstruction of sandy barrier islands that Louisiana had first built during Hurricane Katrina. But Jindal complained that not enough construction had been approved or quickly enough, and that BP should be made to pay for the construction.

Soldiers with the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade are undergoing MRAP training at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan.

Residents of the Green River Valley in Washington State have been notified by the Army Corps of Engineers that a leak at local dam could lead to serious trouble this fall and winter.

Two men have been indicted on charges of conspiring to murder U.S. military personnel.

Pennsylvania National Guardsmen are joining the mission to provide security in the city of Pittsburgh during this year’s G-20 summit.

The Defense Department is now allowing certain Homeland Security personnel access to classified terrorism-related information.

NATO officials are reporting five American troops died Thursday in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan.