[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78730-78731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25264]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Req No.-OS-2024-00040-FR]


Notice of Availability of Roundtable on Military Spouse Hiring 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
(USD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of roundtable on military spouse hiring.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce the Roundtable 
on Military Spouse Hiring will take place pursuant to the 2023 National 
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This Roundtable will bring together 
stakeholders from the government, private sector, and military 
families, to discuss the landscape of opportunities and challenges 
surrounding military spouse hiring.

DATES: Thursday, November 16, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: Mark Center Conference Room 17, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Alexandria, VA 22311.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josie Beets, 
[email protected], (202) 570-8977; mailing address: 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the 2023 NDAA, section 
578, USD(P&R) announces an industry roundtable on military spouse 
hiring.
    Authority: Sec. 578, Public Law 117-263, Stat. 2395.
    Purpose: The purpose of the roundtable is to bring together 
stakeholders from the government, private sector, and military 
families, to discuss the landscape of opportunities and challenges 
surrounding military spouse hiring, the resources available

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within the DoD, and the role of industry. The roundtable seeks to 
foster dialogue and collaboration that can pave the way for military 
spouses to access fulfilling career opportunities while enhancing the 
talent pool for private entities and filling labor market gaps. The 
outcomes of this roundtable will be briefed to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives.
    The Roundtable will include inputs and discussions from the 
Military Spouse Employment Partnership Annual Partner Meeting, where 
private industry along with military spouses, Federal agencies, and 
nonprofit partners gather to network, learn, and provide feedback on 
how to increase military spouse employment.
    The roundtable will also include a meeting on November 16, 2023 
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST on what the DoD can do to impact military 
spouse hiring both internally and in partnership with private entities. 
This conversation will focus on the DoD's existing resources for 
spouses, processes that need to change to increase DoD and Component 
hiring of spouses, and the capacity to increase support and awareness 
of available resources. Participants will include the USD (P&R), the 
Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs of each Military 
Department, the Director of the Defense Human Resources Activity, other 
officials of the DoD the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate, 
and private entities that participate.
    Written Statements: The public or interested organizations may 
submit written comments. Individuals submitting a written statement 
must submit their statement to Ms. Josie Beets at the email address 
provided in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 
November 20, 2023. Written statements received may be considered by the 
participants at a later date.

    Dated: November 9, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-25264 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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