military spouses

Odds of a 2% federal pay raise and other workforce items from Senate spending bills

As Senate appropriators advance more spending bills, federal employees appear another step closer to seeing a 2% federal pay raise in 2025.

Budget

U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda

military spouse, U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Orozco, 60th Medical Operations Squadron clinical social worker and her spouse, Josue, participate in the Military Spouse Appreciation Day campaign at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 7, 2022.

The Army moves to make spouses financial lives more viable

Army

U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda

DoD expanding military spouse paid fellowship program

Defense

Lawmakers expanding military spouse employment programs

Federal Report

Army

In Japan, half of military spouse health workers unemployed amid ‘shortage’ of providers

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

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

Defense News

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

Congress

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

Defense

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

Federal Newscast

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

The Telework Reform Act would codify the working definitions of federal telework and remote work. The senators said the bill aims to promote management,…

Workforce

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

In today’s Federal Newscast, federal agencies may get tools to hire military and law enforcement spouses as well as veterans quickly for remote positions.

Federal Newscast

Military spouse hiring authority for agencies extended to 2028

Hiring/Retention

The hiring authority lets agencies forgo traditional hiring procedures and noncompetitively appoint some military spouses to certain federal positions.