military families
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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 rural, the benefits of TAP are fairly limited.
July 26, 2021 -
Shrewd federal contractors and other companies like to hire military veterans who bring valuable skills.
June 28, 2021 -
A handful of new programs are opening up to help a segment of the population with a high unemployment rate.
June 11, 2021 -
There were at least 40,000 domestic abuse cases in the military over a five year period.
May 26, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, government contractors are pressing House and Senate leaders to include more funding for federal technology and cybersecurity in the infrastructure package.
May 25, 2021 -
More than 5,000 children were still on the waiting list for care as of February.
May 24, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency wants to make sure agencies don't let down their guard on Russian cyber threats.
May 10, 2021 -
According to a First Command Financial Services annual survey of financial readiness, career military families are on the hole less financially literate than the general population.
April 27, 2021 -
The new customer base for AAFES, NEX and MCX outlets will include currently-serving DoD and Coast Guard civilians and retirees.
April 19, 2021 -
The issue of hunger in the military and service member families needing food stamps to get by is starting to grab the attention of high-profile lawmakers.
April 12, 2021 -
The ZTE, Huawei ban is proving challenging for vendors doing business in countries where China-built networks are almost literally the only way to connect to the rest of the world.
March 29, 2021 -
Military partners struggle with a 25% unemployment rate — leading to financial issues for families and to frustrated partners who are trying to thrive in their career.
March 24, 2021 -
Meanwhile, the national average for vaccine efficiency sits at 68% and skepticism remains high among military spouses.
February 12, 2021 -
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.
February 12, 2021 -
House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairwoman Jackie Speier is focusing on issues close to service members and families.
February 09, 2021