Natalie Gross

Military Times contributor and former reporter Natalie Gross hosts the Spouse Angle podcast. She grew up in a military family and has a master’s degree in journalism from Georgetown University.


  • Labor Department wants input on new award for vet employers
    Labor Department wants input on new award for vet employers

    The U.S. Department of Labor is accepting public input on the criteria for a new awards program aimed at recognizing employers who recruit, hire and retain military veterans.

  • New Purdue-Kaplan online university gets OK from Indiana officials
    New Purdue-Kaplan online university gets OK from Indiana officials

    The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier reports that the commission’s unanimous Thursday vote is the first of three major approvals that Purdue needs to start operating the online university. The online school would stem from Purdue’s recent acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University and is being referred to as “NewU” until an official name is chosen.

  • Report: More vets getting advanced degrees under Post-9/11 GI Bill
    Report: More vets getting advanced degrees under Post-9/11 GI Bill

    The Post 9-11 GI Bill has generated a significant bump in college enrollment. But the researcher of a recent New York University study wasn’t expecting to see that the largest growth has come from veterans earning advanced degrees — particularly older veterans who already have a master’s.

  • Ashford University maintains GI Bill eligibility, blasts VA
    Ashford University maintains GI Bill eligibility, blasts VA

    An online university in danger of losing its eligibility to enroll GI Bill users, recently allowed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue such enrollments pending court appeals, is accusing the VA of disseminating bad information and wants students to go to the White House with complaints.

  • New GI Bill passes Senate
    New GI Bill passes Senate

    Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have unanimously passed legislation to make major changes to education benefits for military veterans. Now all that’s left is for President Trump to sign it into law.

  • GI Bill, TA benefits in jeopardy at Ashford University
    GI Bill, TA benefits in jeopardy at Ashford University

    Days after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it was pulling Ashford University’s eligibility to enroll students using the GI Bill ― a move that could also jeopardize its tuition assistance eligibility ― the school believes it has found a fix.

  • Plan to overhaul GI Bill moves through House, on to Senate
    Plan to overhaul GI Bill moves through House, on to Senate

    Major reforms to veterans’ education benefits are one step closer to becoming law after the House of Representatives unanimously voted in favor of the legislation Monday.

  • VA will need major technology updates if GI Bill reforms pass
    VA will need major technology updates if GI Bill reforms pass

    Proposed changes to expand and extend the Post-9/11 GI Bill would mean a considerable amount of behind-the-scenes work for the agency in charge of administering the updated benefits.

  • Veteran unemployment rises again in June
    Veteran unemployment rises again in June

    The first month of summer may have brought an extra 200,000 jobs for Americans, but veteran employment took a slight hit.

  • Former president’s nonprofit leads vet transition summit
    Former president’s nonprofit leads vet transition summit

    A healthy, educated veteran is a better employee. That message was at the heart of a meeting at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., Friday, where leaders in government, healthcare, education, philanthropy, and corporate America met to discuss strategies that can help improve veterans’ transitions out of the military. The event, hosted by…

  • Labor Department wants input on new award for vet employers
    Labor Department wants input on new award for vet employers

    The U.S. Department of Labor is accepting public input on the criteria for a new awards program aimed at recognizing employers who recruit, hire and retain military veterans.

  • New Purdue-Kaplan online university gets OK from Indiana officials
    New Purdue-Kaplan online university gets OK from Indiana officials

    The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier reports that the commission’s unanimous Thursday vote is the first of three major approvals that Purdue needs to start operating the online university. The online school would stem from Purdue’s recent acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University and is being referred to as “NewU” until an official name is chosen.

  • Report: More vets getting advanced degrees under Post-9/11 GI Bill
    Report: More vets getting advanced degrees under Post-9/11 GI Bill

    The Post 9-11 GI Bill has generated a significant bump in college enrollment. But the researcher of a recent New York University study wasn’t expecting to see that the largest growth has come from veterans earning advanced degrees — particularly older veterans who already have a master’s.

  • Ashford University maintains GI Bill eligibility, blasts VA
    Ashford University maintains GI Bill eligibility, blasts VA

    An online university in danger of losing its eligibility to enroll GI Bill users, recently allowed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue such enrollments pending court appeals, is accusing the VA of disseminating bad information and wants students to go to the White House with complaints.

  • New GI Bill passes Senate
    New GI Bill passes Senate

    Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have unanimously passed legislation to make major changes to education benefits for military veterans. Now all that’s left is for President Trump to sign it into law.

  • GI Bill, TA benefits in jeopardy at Ashford University
    GI Bill, TA benefits in jeopardy at Ashford University

    Days after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it was pulling Ashford University’s eligibility to enroll students using the GI Bill ― a move that could also jeopardize its tuition assistance eligibility ― the school believes it has found a fix.

  • Plan to overhaul GI Bill moves through House, on to Senate
    Plan to overhaul GI Bill moves through House, on to Senate

    Major reforms to veterans’ education benefits are one step closer to becoming law after the House of Representatives unanimously voted in favor of the legislation Monday.

  • VA will need major technology updates if GI Bill reforms pass
    VA will need major technology updates if GI Bill reforms pass

    Proposed changes to expand and extend the Post-9/11 GI Bill would mean a considerable amount of behind-the-scenes work for the agency in charge of administering the updated benefits.

  • Veteran unemployment rises again in June
    Veteran unemployment rises again in June

    The first month of summer may have brought an extra 200,000 jobs for Americans, but veteran employment took a slight hit.

  • Former president’s nonprofit leads vet transition summit
    Former president’s nonprofit leads vet transition summit

    A healthy, educated veteran is a better employee. That message was at the heart of a meeting at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., Friday, where leaders in government, healthcare, education, philanthropy, and corporate America met to discuss strategies that can help improve veterans’ transitions out of the military. The event, hosted by…

  • Labor Department wants input on new award for vet employers
    Labor Department wants input on new award for vet employers

    The U.S. Department of Labor is accepting public input on the criteria for a new awards program aimed at recognizing employers who recruit, hire and retain military veterans.

  • New Purdue-Kaplan online university gets OK from Indiana officials
    New Purdue-Kaplan online university gets OK from Indiana officials

    The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier reports that the commission’s unanimous Thursday vote is the first of three major approvals that Purdue needs to start operating the online university. The online school would stem from Purdue’s recent acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University and is being referred to as “NewU” until an official name is chosen.

  • Report: More vets getting advanced degrees under Post-9/11 GI Bill
    Report: More vets getting advanced degrees under Post-9/11 GI Bill

    The Post 9-11 GI Bill has generated a significant bump in college enrollment. But the researcher of a recent New York University study wasn’t expecting to see that the largest growth has come from veterans earning advanced degrees — particularly older veterans who already have a master’s.

  • Ashford University maintains GI Bill eligibility, blasts VA
    Ashford University maintains GI Bill eligibility, blasts VA

    An online university in danger of losing its eligibility to enroll GI Bill users, recently allowed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue such enrollments pending court appeals, is accusing the VA of disseminating bad information and wants students to go to the White House with complaints.

  • New GI Bill passes Senate
    New GI Bill passes Senate

    Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have unanimously passed legislation to make major changes to education benefits for military veterans. Now all that’s left is for President Trump to sign it into law.

  • GI Bill, TA benefits in jeopardy at Ashford University
    GI Bill, TA benefits in jeopardy at Ashford University

    Days after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it was pulling Ashford University’s eligibility to enroll students using the GI Bill ― a move that could also jeopardize its tuition assistance eligibility ― the school believes it has found a fix.

  • Plan to overhaul GI Bill moves through House, on to Senate
    Plan to overhaul GI Bill moves through House, on to Senate

    Major reforms to veterans’ education benefits are one step closer to becoming law after the House of Representatives unanimously voted in favor of the legislation Monday.

  • VA will need major technology updates if GI Bill reforms pass
    VA will need major technology updates if GI Bill reforms pass

    Proposed changes to expand and extend the Post-9/11 GI Bill would mean a considerable amount of behind-the-scenes work for the agency in charge of administering the updated benefits.

  • Veteran unemployment rises again in June
    Veteran unemployment rises again in June

    The first month of summer may have brought an extra 200,000 jobs for Americans, but veteran employment took a slight hit.

  • Former president’s nonprofit leads vet transition summit
    Former president’s nonprofit leads vet transition summit

    A healthy, educated veteran is a better employee. That message was at the heart of a meeting at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., Friday, where leaders in government, healthcare, education, philanthropy, and corporate America met to discuss strategies that can help improve veterans’ transitions out of the military. The event, hosted by…