By Dallas City Wire Report |
Jun 15, 2023
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) led a bipartisan letter with Reps. Mike Turner (OH-10), Rob Wittman (VA-1) and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) and 36 member signatories to the Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran Ahuja requesting information on employment restrictions impacting retention of federally-employed military spouses. Specifically, the members called for clarification on rules restricting administrative leave for military spouses during change of duty station, an issue that leads to lower retention rates, unemployment rates as high as 22%, and more servicemembers leaving active duty.