A national emergency grant for $4.8 million was recently awarded to help spouses relocating to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The grant is part of the Base Realignment and Closure Committee action of 2005 and will help 825 military spouses upgrade skills or find new careers. Full story.

A White House military policy advisor said yesterday that no MyCAA benefits or any new DoD money for education will be included in the new White House military family initiative announced yesterday. Full story.

A new White House military family initiative seeks more education and employment opportunities for military spouses, Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joseph Biden, said yesterday. Full story.

The Army Spouse Employment Partnership signed up 16 more U.S. corporations who pledged to increase employment opportunities for Army spouses at the annual meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army. Full story.

First Lady Michelle Obama today asked leaders gathered for the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City to consider veterans and military spouses among their talent pool for working on global projects. Full story.