Healthcare open enrollment season has just completed, and thousands of young graduates from military families faced lose-lose decisions. The lucky ones will snag a rare job with health insurance in one of the toughest job markets in decades. …

Within 72 hours, 16,000+ people around the world have checked out my recent post on why we can’t forget the Coast Guard during the longest government shutdown in American history. The response has been nothing short of humbling to me and the greater Coast Guard community. As a reminder: while…

For 42,000 members of the Coast Guard, money is extremely tight right now. As the daughter of an active duty coastguardsman, I would know. We face the longest government shutdown on record. The list of victims grows daily: national parks trashed, safety inspections halted (think: hazardous waste and drinking water), critical scientific research put on pause. You name it. The impacts of the shutdown will last for months, if not years, to come.