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Service members in remote areas missing out on transition benefits

DoD’s Transition Assistance Program aims to prepare service members for life outside the military. But for members whose final duty station is small or…

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They wrote the book on how to hire veterans — literally

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

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Are military domestic abuse cases next to get a prosecution overhaul?

Defense

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Contracting community asks Congress for more tech funding — again

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A soldier reunites with his daughter at Fort Bragg, N.C. after returning from the Middle East. The 82nd Airborne Division's Immediate Response Force had been deployed since New Years Eve. Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Nearly two months after a U.S. Army rapid-response force was activated amid tensions with Iran, deploying 3,000 soldiers to the Middle East, some are returning home. By the end of the weekend, nearly 800 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force are slated to have returned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. On Thursday morning, eager family members waited in the base’s iconic Green Ramp to greet their loved ones. (U.S. Army via AP)

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Thousands of Air Force families are waiting months for child care, according to report

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Though the worst is over, CISA wants agencies on guard after SolarWinds breach

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More than ever, military members and their families need a dose of financial literacy education

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Military exchanges open to DoD civilian employees, retirees next month

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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)

Some lawmakers want to rethink military benefits as service member families go hungry

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Second stage of Chinese telecom ban producing unintended consequences

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DoD working with occupational organizations to help military spouses with state licensing

Military partners struggle with a 25% unemployment rate — leading to financial issues for families and to frustrated partners who are trying to thrive…

Defense

A sign is shown at a COVID-19 vaccine site in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Counties in California and other places in the U.S. are trying to ensure they vaccinate people in largely Black, Latino and working-class communities that have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. San Francisco is reserving some vaccines for seniors in the two ZIP codes hit hardest by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

DoD outpaces public in vaccine efficiency, says vaccine is safe for nearly all adults

Meanwhile, the national average for vaccine efficiency sits at 68% and skepticism remains high among military spouses.

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New financing could start to improve Army housing as soon as this summer

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Under a new agreement with LendLease, a large military housing operator, $1.1 billion in debt-financed housing improvements are expected to start as soon as May across six large Army bases.

military families

Service members in remote areas missing out on transition benefits

They wrote the book on how to hire veterans — literally

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

Are military domestic abuse cases next to get a prosecution overhaul?

Contracting community asks Congress for more tech funding — again

Thousands of Air Force families are waiting months for child care, according to report

Though the worst is over, CISA wants agencies on guard after SolarWinds breach

More than ever, military members and their families need a dose of financial literacy education

Military exchanges open to DoD civilian employees, retirees next month

Some lawmakers want to rethink military benefits as service member families go hungry

Second stage of Chinese telecom ban producing unintended consequences

DoD working with occupational organizations to help military spouses with state licensing

DoD outpaces public in vaccine efficiency, says vaccine is safe for nearly all adults

New financing could start to improve Army housing as soon as this summer

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