As the nation marked the 75th anniversary of desegregation in the military and the federal workforce, it celebrated progress — but the occasion also served as a reckoning. A combination of congressional concerns about quotas and recruiting problems for the armed services reveals a fault line in how the military should set policies to increase diversity.

Seattle, WA — Today, Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) is proud to strengthen its support for the U.S. military community, including partners (employees) and their families through expanded career development, mental health, and hiring initiatives. The focus areas were inspired by conversations with Starbucks Armed Forces Network (AFN), a partner (employee) resource group that welcomes, engages and empowers Starbucks Veterans, military spouses and advocates.

Although the House’s latest defense bill has come under fire for its controversial social policy amendments, the crucial annual legislation also has a multitude of provisions to help service members and their families who are struggling financially.

Military families still have several days to take part in the largest annual survey of military life, which concludes Wednesday. Results of the Military Family Lifestyle Survey are routinely read by military leaders and politicians in positions to make changes, Blue Star’s senior director of applied research, Jessica Strong, told Stars and Stripes

FORT CAVAROS, Texas (NewsNation) — Service members across the world protect our freedom, and as they fulfill their duty, their families often relocate from one military base to another. In the midst of already challenging circumstances, many spouses face the additional hurdle of securing employment in new cities.

411 Teen talks with members of Blue Star Families, a non-profit founded by military spouses, on the findings of their 2023 survey of issues affecting military families such as health care, education, employment and housing.

Today, Capitol Hill Bureau Chief Leo Shane III sits down with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark to discuss his $100 million donation to military families.

Why would a self-described tech nerd with no personal connection to the armed forces give away $100 million to organizations focused on veterans and military families? “Because I owe them,” said Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist turned philanthropist and veterans advocate.

A recent survey from Blue Star Families revealed that military families are less likely to recommend service than before: 37 percent of active-duty families still recommend military service, down significantly from 60 percent a decade ago. Why?

Flag Day is not only the day the Stars and Stripes became our flag, it is also the birthday of an institution that defends the freedoms the flag represents–the Army. But what if the government required you to move, and the state you moved to wouldn’t allow you to practice your profession?