military spouse unemployment

Lawmakers expanding military spouse employment programs

Military spouses experience the highest unemployment rate in the country. A congressional panel is pushing for military spouse support in the 2025 defense…

Federal Report

(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

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Office of Personnel Management Director, Kiran Ahuja

Agencies get details on how to better recruit, retain military spouses

Workforce

Congress, Biden administration look for ways to boost federal recruitment, retention of military spouses

Defense

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

Military spouse hiring authority for agencies extended to 2028

Hiring/Retention

Military spouse unemployment continues to weigh on service member families

Defense

Sharene T. Guilford Brown, Charles Q. Brown Jr.

Air Force spouse creates Five and Thrive program to prioritize military families

Defense

An update on the Army’s push to better support service member families

Defense

They wrote the book on how to hire veterans — literally

Hiring/Retention

DoD, USO give military service members and spouses new resources for careers

Defense

Former HUD official faces punishment for Hatch Act violation during Trump administration

Federal Newscast

Biden facing some pushback for Defense secretary pick

In today’s Federal Newscast, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has questions about his fellow Democrat’s choice to lead the Pentagon.

Federal Newscast

Comparing Biden and Trump on defense issues as election nears

Joe Biden is making promises to military families, while Trump is pointing to readiness gains as the election gets closer.

Defense

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Donald Culp spends time with his Family before a deployment. Culp was an active duty service member whose daughter, Braelyn, benefited from the Exceptional Family Member Program. EFMP is a mandatory program that helps Soldiers with special needs children obtain any care or treatment they may need. (Courtesy Photo)

Military families feeling the pinch during pandemic

Defense

The financial and economic effect of the pandemic and government-ordered shutdowns has hit career military families, no less than anyone else.