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To be truly inclusive, companies must recruit and hire military spouses
Military Spouse Appreciation Day is May 7.
By Meredith Lozar, Lauren Weiner and Donna Huneycutt
Defense bill to include billion dollars for pandemic response and preparedness
The House’s forthcoming NDAA may include a billion-dollar pandemic response and preparedness fund, in part to boost domestic production of medical equipment, like ventilators and face masks.
By Joe Gould
Coronavirus shaking up America’s defense industry
The U.S. aerospace and defense sector is feeling the impact of the coronavirus, with companies limiting travel, defense trade events scuttled and contingency planning underway.
Trump won’t impose foreign uranium quotas
Just 5 percent of the uranium the U.S. needs for military and electricity generation comes from domestic production. Russia and other countries supply the rest.
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
Coast Guard picks homeport for new icebreaker fleet
The Polar Security-class vessels will be designed to conduct search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, environmental response and national defense patrols missions in areas often covered in heavy ice.
By Navy Times staff
Senator: New icebreaker should spend more time in northern waters
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said Antarctic policy likely will shift the future icebreaker away from the Arctic missions it should be used for, the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported.
Here are 7 employment resources for military spouses on the move
Plenty of companies want to hire military spouses, and here are some resources to help you find them.
By Karen Jowers
3 takeaways from Thornberry’s 2020 DoD reform agenda
“We’ve made some substantial progress. We need to build and implement what we have done,” said Rep. Mac Thornberry, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Hiring our Heroes president: Military spouse employment is ‘critical to national security’
How many service members have talked about leaving the military because their spouse can’t find a job? According to a recent Hiring Our Heroes survey, that number is surprisingly high.
By Natalie Gross
Homeland Security secretary expected to leave
President Donald Trump has soured on Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and she is expected to leave her job, perhaps as soon as this week, according to two people with knowledge of the issue.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press