Military Spouses Face Workforce Cuts

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Military spouses relied on federal jobs. Then came DOGE.

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CNN spoke to four recently fired and current federally employed military spouses about how the changes are impacting military families.

The unemployment rate for military spouses is more than five times than the national average, at 21% , according to a December 2024 report from the Department of Labor .

The White House's DOGE office is trying to shrink the federal workforce.

A DoD employee who telecommutes 62 miles away from her office is being asked to be back in the office full time starting April 2 .

OPM memo protects some military spouses from return-to-office mandates, but it doesn't spare them from the reductions in force, or RIFs, that are coming across agencies.

Blue Star Families found that spousal employment is the top issue for active-duty spouses.

But if her husband is pulled out of Germany and there aren't any federal jobs for her back home? "We'd just be screwed." Madison Hoff contributed to reporting. If you enjoyed this story, be sure to follow Business Insider on MSN ..

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