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Demographic Reports
These Demographics Reports, which were prepared for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), present a synthesis of demographic information describing members and families in the military community. Active Duty service branches include DoD's Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; and the Reserve Components include DoD's Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve, and the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Coast Guard Reserve.
Family Advocacy Program Reports
The DoD Family Advocacy Program (FAP) Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Data on Child and Domestic Abuse. View the FY2011 FAP child and domestic abuse data, briefing slides, key findings and questions and answers for Public Affairs Offices below.
Financial Topics
Personal Commercial Solicitation Report
The June 2012 Personal Commercial Solicitation Report lists insurance and financial product companies and agents currently barred from soliciting on specific DoD installations as reported by the military services. Please contact the DoD Morale, Welfare and Recreation Policy Office if you have questions or comments regarding this report.
DoD Report to Congress on Predatory Lending Practices
DoD Report to Congress on Predatory Lending Practices Directed at Members of the Armed Services and their Families. This report, directed by the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act, looks at the prevalence and impact of predatory lending practices, the actions taken by DoD to abrogate these impacts and legislative needed to supplement the DoD efforts.
Military Family Readiness Reports
Annual Report to Congress on Plans for the DoD for the Support of Military Family Readiness
This annual report to Congress provides a summary of plans and assessment activities pertaining to military family readiness and the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 assessment results based on DoD-wide goals and metrics in select family readiness program areas.
Annual Report of the DoD Military Family Readiness Council
This annual report to Congress presents an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the military family readiness programs and recommendation on action to be taken to improve the capability of the military family readiness program.
Report to Congress on the Impact of Deployment of Members of the Armed Forces on Their Dependent Children
This report is pursuant to Section 571 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2010, which requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the result of a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of military deployment on the dependent children of deployed service members.
Final Report from the National Leadership Summit on Military Families
This report serves as a comprehensive overview and summary of the National Leadership Summit on Military Families, held 9 - 10 November, 2009, at the University of Maryland. A coordinated effort hosted by the Department of Defense, the US Department of Agriculture and its land-grant university partners, and the University of Maryland, the Summit brought together key individuals including senior policymakers, family program leaders and staff, military family researchers, and military family members themselves for a two-day discussion on the state of affairs for military families. The Final Report details current challenges, establishes goals, and lays out a plan of action for the future of military family support and readiness.
Executive Summary (3 pages)
Full Report (19 pages)
Full Report with Appendices (78 pages)
Occupational Licensing and Military Spouses Report
Supporting Our Military Families: Best Practices for Streamlining Occupational Licensing Across State Lines This report, prepared by the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Defense (DoD) highlights the importance and challenges of state occupational licensing requirements for military spouses working in occupations/careers that require a license or certification.
The report highlights best practices that states can pursue to help licensed military spouses. These best practices help make licenses more portable come at little cost to states, but could make a meaningful difference in the lives of many military families. These best practices include:
- Facilitating endorsement of a current license from another jurisdiction.
- Providing license holders a temporary or provisional license allowing the military spouse to work in her career field.
- Expediting application procedures.
Pentagon Family Assistance Center
Response to the Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon: Pentagon Family Assistance Center (PFAC) After Action Report - March 2003. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the PFAC developed quickly into a multiagency emergency response effort. Various military components, Federal, State and local government, and non-government agencies came together to support the families. This report discusses the three phases of the operation and the services and support provided to meet the needs of the families over time.
Presidential Study Directive-9
Strengthening our Military Families - Meeting America's Commitment
The President has made the care and support of military families a top national security policy priority. In May 2010, the President directed the National Security Staff (NSS) to develop a coordinated Government-wide approach to supporting military families.
Quadrennial Quality of Life Reviews
2nd Quadrennial Quality of Life Review Report
This 2009 report focuses on 19 significant areas in which the Department of Defense has undertaken major initiatives to improve the quality of life of our service members and their families.
1st Quadrennial Quality of Life Review Report to Congress
This report highlights matters affecting the quality of life of members of the Armed Forces in relation to the national security strategy of the United States. It articulates a caring leadership who understands the sacrifices and demands of the military lifestyle and reiterates the Department's commitment to underwrite family support. - Charles S. Abell, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)
Special Needs Reports
The Ohio State University Project Team Education Services for Military Dependent Children with Special Needs: Phase II
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) engaged the Ohio State University (OSU) to conduct Phase II of the Education Services for Military Dependent Children with Special Needs project. Phase II expanded the review to include 10 additional states (Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma); two more disabilities (intellectual disability (ID) and emotional/behavior disability (E/BD)); and early intervention (EI) services.
Education Services for Military Dependent Children with Autism Executive Summary
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) engaged the Ohio State University (OSU) to review the access and availability of evidence-based educational practices for military dependents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the states of California, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.
The Ohio State University Project Team Education Services for Military Dependent Children with Autism Final Project Report
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) contracted with the Ohio State University (OSU) to review the access and availability of evidence-based educational practices for military dependents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the states of California, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. These states were selected based on their number of assigned military personnel. For this report, the terms autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are used interchangeably.
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