DoD expands hiring flexibilities to reduce military spouse unemployment
From Federal Newscast by Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
April 10, 2026 · 7 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the Defense Department's efforts to reduce high unemployment rates among military spouses by expanding hiring flexibilities.
The Defense Department is expanding hiring flexibilities in an effort to reduce the persistently high unemployment rate among military spouses, which has held steady at around 22% or about five times the national average. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Topics covered
- military spouse unemployment
- hiring flexibilities
- Defense Department
Keywords
- employment
- military
- government policy
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