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DoD Military Spouse Employment Partnership Reaches Milestone
February 29, 2016WASHINGTON, February 29, 2016 — The Defense Department today announced that the Military Spouse Employment Partnership program has now partnered with 300 employers, according to officials from the DoD Spouse Education and Career Opportuniti...Read More
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Employers Commit to Hiring Military Spouses
October 29, 2015WASHINGTON, October 29, 2015 — Thirty-seven new companies and organizations were formally inducted into the Military Spouse Employment Partnership during a ceremony in Alexandria, Virginia, yesterday, bringing the total number of partners t...Read More
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Expanding Career Opportunities for Military Spouses
December 5, 2014By Rosemary Freitas Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy For military spouses, getting a job is a challenge; getting a job in the career field that inspires is even tougher. Growing your ...Read More
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Military Spouse Employment Program Expands Partnership
December 3, 2014By Amaani Lyle DoD News, Defense Media Activity ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va., Dec. 3, 2014 – Through Joining Forces, an initiative offering employment, educational and wellness resources to military families, Pentagon officials today in...Read More
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Pentagon Program Succeeds in Matching Military Spouses With Jobs
April 23, 2014By Nick Simeone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 23, 2014 – Despite a national unemployment rate hovering at just under 7 percent, a Pentagon program intended to help unemployed military spouses find jobs -- including positio...Read More
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More Corporations Join Military Spouse Employment Partnership
November 19, 2013By Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2013 – In a show of commitment and support to those who serve alongside uniformed service members, 60 new corporations joined the Military Spouse Employment Partnership in an ...Read More
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Commissaries Support Military Spouses
May 13, 2013FORT LEE, Va, May 7, 2013 – With more than 4,000 spouses employed in commissaries worldwide, May 10, Military Spouse Day, has special meaning to the Defense Commissary Agency. Military spouses make up 28 percent of the commissaries’ worldwi...Read More
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DOD Backs Military Spouse Training, Careers
May 2, 2013By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 – The Defense Department is committed to helping military spouses find jobs and offers resources for education, training and networking, the department’s spouse emplo...Read More
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First Lady Announces 125,000 Veterans and Military Spouses Hired Through Joining Forces
September 13, 2012Posted by Brad Cooper on www.whitehouse.gov Earlier today, I joined with First Lady Michelle Obama at Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville, Florida as sheannounced that 2,000 companies had hired or trained an amazing 125,000 veterans and...Read More
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Now Taking Private Student Loan Complaints
March 6, 2012WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is now accepting complaints from borrowers having difficulties with their private student loans. The CFPB will assist all borrowers experiencing problems taking out a priva...Read More
