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Black women’s group defends affirmative action at military academies
Lawsuits filed against West Point and the Naval Academy seek to end the use of race as a factor in admissions there.
Rejoining civilian life is hard, but employers can help make it easier
Some veterans have never needed to search for a job or create a resume.
By Scott Smith
Army ROTC embraces cadet preferences in new talent management push
Cadet Command is bringing the Army's "war for talent" to bear in the earliest stages of an officer's career.
By Davis Winkie
Veterans unemployment held steady in September as national outlook improved
About 300,000 veterans were looking but unable to find steady employment last month.
No decoder rings needed: Air Force moving to narrative enlisted performance reports
The shift is slated for next calendar year, as the Air Force’s enlisted corps reimagines what its talent management system could be.
OPM temporarily drops relocation requirements for special military spouse hiring
The new Office of Personnel Management regulation allows agencies to use military spouse special hiring authorities in a broader range of cases.
By Jessie Bur
VA eyes more focused employment help with future education, benefits efforts
The popularity of short-term, focused job training efforts are making officials reconsider ways to improve other veterans benefits programs.
For thousands of disabled vets, this job training program may be better than the GI Bill
The Veteran Readiness and Employment program served about 123,000 veterans last year but may benefit even more.
Enlisted airmen can earn up to $360,000 in retention bonuses in these fields
High retention is still limiting the number of airmen eligible for reenlistment bonuses.
How Biden’s budget signals the right ideas to address veterans issues
The priorities set forth in Biden's Fiscal Year 2022 discretionary budget request, which boosts the VA's budget by 8 percent, is a step in the right direction, says the author of this commentary.
By Nick Armstrong