The Department ofDefense (DoD) is offering a unique opportunity to facilitate your succession planning while, at the same time, help deserving military spouses develop skills and careers that are portable across geographic and agency lines. Section 564 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 provided the DoD authority to transfer funding to Federal Agencies for first year salary, benefits and training costs for military spouses who are selected by Federal Agencies in permanent positions that offer training in preparation for career advancement.