military families

Air Force investing in privatized housing, lawmakers are not sold on the idea

The Air Force requests $140 million for privatized family housing projects at two of its bases in fiscal 2025. Lawmakers are not quite sold on the idea.

Defense

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Pentagon’s reproductive healthcare policy used 12 times from June to December

Defense

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)

Senior Master Sgt. Paul Kalle, 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, speaks with a family during a Deployed Spouses Dinner Feb. 18, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The monthly event is a free dinner at Georgia Pines Dining Facility designed as a ‘thank you’ for each families’ support and sacrifice while their spouse is deployed or on a remote assignment. The dinner, occurring on every third Tuesday of the month, provides an opportunity for spouses to interact with other families of deployed Airmen, key spouses and unit leadership, as well as provide a break for the spouse while military sponsor is deployed. The next Deployed Spouses Dinner will be March 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)

Fewer active-duty military families encourage young people to enlist

Defense

Impacts of Tuberville’s military holds will be felt for years

Federal Report

How will a government shutdown affect military families?

Federal Report

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon

Defense Deputy Secretary Hicks urges Congress to pass 2024 NDAA

Defense News

Army

Lawmakers seek to help military families with housing, childcare, meals

Defense News

DoD adjusts childcare fees, gives military families financial boost

Federal Newscast

In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, housing for service members is shown at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode

Defense

Rep. Connolly demands to know if the DHS IG is under investigation

Federal Newscast

Abortion bans cause privacy, financial issues for service members, despite DoD’s efforts

Defense

FILE - Fort Bragg shown, Feb. 3, 2022, in Fort Bragg, N.C. An independent commission is recommending new names for nine Army posts that were commemorated Confederate officers. Among their recommendations: Fort Bragg would become Fort Liberty and Fort Gordon would become Fort Eisenhower. The recommendations are the latest step in a broader effort by the military to confront racial injustice. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Solving military housing stress with workforce housing on-demand

Military moves are stressful enough, and when you add the stressor of finding the right housing for the right price, it can become extremely overwhelming.

Commentary

Federal lawsuit over 2015 OPM breach seems all but wrapped up

In today’s Federal Newscast, news on a potential multimillion dollar settlement for victims of the Office of Personnel Management hack.

Federal Newscast

While advocates await new DoD data on military food insecurity, researchers suggest solutions

Defense

Food insecurity affected one in five military families as of 2021 — up from one in eight in 2019 — according to the Military Family Advisory Network.