military spouses

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

  In today's Federal Newscast, military spouses call on Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama to end his block on Senate confirmed military appointments.

  Federal Newscast

  July 25, 2023
• White House presses agencies to hire more military spouses

  A new executive order includes roughly 20 provisions the Biden Administration says are meant to increase federal agencies hiring and retention of military spouses.

  Defense

  June 09, 2023
• Army implements sweeping parental, pregnancy, postpartum policies

  The new Army directive brings together a group of decentralized policies and adds six new ones for soldiers.

  Army

  April 21, 2022
• Military spouse unemployment continues to weigh on service member families

  Combining factors like lack of child care and constant moves are keeping spouses from holding jobs.

  Defense

  March 16, 2022
• Blue Star Families will continue COVID education, support campaign into 2022

  The organization provides some of the most in-depth data on the military community.

  Defense

  December 27, 2021
• Air Force spouse creates Five and Thrive program to prioritize military families

  The program will keep a continual eye on service member families and bring together best practices.

  Defense

  December 22, 2021
• An update on the Army’s push to better support service member families

  Federal Drive with Tom Temin caught up with the deputy commander of the Army's installations management command, Maj. Gen. Omar Jones.

  Defense

  October 14, 2021
• Military spouses should see more flexible job opportunities under new OPM hiring policy

  For the next 22 months, agencies can noncompetitively hire military spouses to a federal position regardless of their location, according to a long-awaited policy the Office of Personnel Management finalized early this week.

  Hiring/Retention

  September 20, 2021
• They wrote the book on how to hire veterans — literally

  Shrewd federal contractors and other companies like to hire military veterans who bring valuable skills.

  Hiring/Retention

  June 28, 2021
• DoD, USO give military service members and spouses new resources for careers

  A handful of new programs are opening up to help a segment of the population with a high unemployment rate.

  Defense

  June 11, 2021
• To help military families leaving service, the Labor Department is upping its game

  The Labor Department is in the early stages of a year-long pilot program for veterans about to leave military service, and their spouses. With how it works, DOL's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy for the VETS program, James Rodriguez.

  Defense

  June 08, 2021
• Are military domestic abuse cases next to get a prosecution overhaul?

  There were at least 40,000 domestic abuse cases in the military over a five year period.

  Defense

  May 26, 2021
• More than ever, military members and their families need a dose of financial literacy education

  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.

  Defense

  April 27, 2021
• Former HUD official faces punishment for Hatch Act violation during Trump administration

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel handed down a fine and two-year ban from federal service to a former official at Housing and Urban Development.

  Federal Newscast

  April 07, 2021