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Offended military officer and girlfriend sitting on sofa, relationship problems.

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Invisible sacrifices: The billion-dollar social cost of military spouse unemployment

Given the sacrifices the military lifestyle demands, it’s no surprise the unemployment rate for military spouses has remained five times the national average.

Defense

DoD expanding military spouse paid fellowship program

Federal Report

Lawmakers expanding military spouse employment programs

Defense

Fewer active-duty military families encourage young people to enlist

Workforce

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

Defense

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

Hiring/Retention

Military spouse hiring authority for agencies extended to 2028

Defense

Military spouse unemployment continues to weigh on service member families

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

Defense

Air Force sets up new military family program led by chief of staff's wife

Maj. Gen. Omar Jones 1

Defense

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

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Hiring/Retention

They wrote the book on how to hire veterans — literally

Defense

Military spouses now have new ways to find careers through DoD and USO

Lynne Patton

Federal Newscast

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

Rep. Adam Smith

Federal Newscast

Biden facing some pushback for Defense secretary pick

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Defense

Comparing Biden and Trump on defense issues as election nears

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)

Defense

Military families feeling the pinch during pandemic

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Hiring/Retention

OPM urging agencies to include military spouses, former inmates in hiring strategies

Kathryn Troutman, The Resume Place

Federal Report

Military spouse? Don’t ask, don’t tell

Kathryn Troutman, The Resume Place

Federal Report

Have (military) spouse will travel

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