Military Family, Military Spouse
Defense News

Military spouses tell what life is like in the world of active duty

Telework
Amelia Brust, Federal News Network
Congress

‘Telework is not one-size-fits-all’: Agencies defend hybrid work for feds in front of House lawmakers

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Defense

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

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Federal Newscast

To stay employed, military spouses continue to battle their highly-mobile lifestyles

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Workforce

Senate lawmakers make another push for ‘accountability’ in federal telework, remote work

Teleworking GPO style. Picture provided by GPO PAO Gary Somerset
Federal Newscast

Could teleworking be the key to getting more military spouses federal jobs?

Defense- Space Force
Amelia Brust/Federal News Network
Hiring/Retention

Military spouse hiring authority for agencies extended to 2028

Biden Army Confirmations
Federal Newscast

Group of military spouses plead with Sen. Tommy Tuberville to release his hold on military appointments

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Defense

New Biden EO aims to make federal agencies a 'model employer' for military spouses

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Army

Army implements sweeping parental, pregnancy, postpartum policies

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Defense

Military spouse unemployment continues to weigh on service member families

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

Blue Star Families will continue COVID education, support campaign into 2022

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

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

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Peter Musurlian
Defense

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

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

Military spouses should see more flexible job opportunities under new OPM hiring policy

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Hiring/Retention

They wrote the book on how to hire veterans — literally