The blogosphere is alight with complaint and commentary about the MyCAA halt, but hard answers are proving tough to come by. Plenty of spouses are calling and emailing their legislators hoping to find out how they'll pay for their educations.

In Virginia Beach, Congressman Glenn Nye sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates after spouses in his district complained about the sudden halt. He's still seeking answers.

DoD issued a statement that said the program grew so fast they had to stop it for a review, but gave no idea when it might be reinstated.

"Part of the issue here is the lack of information," says Clark Pettig, communications director for Nye. "Right now we are in a gathering information phase."

To that end, Nye is hosting a roundtable with area spouses this weekend. He's seeking their stories and their feedback, and will continue seeking answers from the Department of Defense.

Keep checking in with www.milspouse.com for updates, both on what Nye's up to and what other legislators are doing. And if you're doing any activism around it, drop me a line at melissa.meinzer@milspouse.com.

Were you counting on using the Department of Defense's Military Spouse Career Advancement program's up-to-$6,000 credit to continue your education?

Not so fast, says the DoD. Effective yesterday, the program was suspended. DoD is reviewing software applications, financial assistance documents and the program as a whole.

The halt in operations is said to be temporary, but there's no clear date on when it might start up again. If you already had aid approved, you'll still get it. But for now, no new assistance is forthcoming.

“Military spouses represent a significant, young, diverse and motivated component of America’s labor force. We recognize that the military lifestyle calls for portable careers and that military spouses need access to education and training for careers that are portable and high-growth nationally. This short-term break will allow us to better assess the program to ensure we are achieving that goal," says Tommy T. Thomas, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Military Community and Family Policy.

Watch this space for updates.

Be counted! It’s time for the US Census once again. Filling out the ten-question sheet helps to determine where Americans live, and how resources get distributed—it lets the government know where to build schools, or how many legislators should be representing a given area.

And for military families, it can get a little puzzling—do you count your deployed service member? Will questionnaires be send to them overseas? What if you are both stateside but not together?

If your soldier is living away from you, either abroad or in the U.S. as of April 1, 2010, don’t count him or her in your household totals. They’ll still be counted—the Census bureau will get the details on deployed soldiers from the Department of Defense, which they’ll use to determine the appropriate number of seats in the House of Representatives.

What about the Military Spouse’s Residency Relief Act? If you’ve made your home state the same as your soldier’s but you’ve PCSd in the meantime, your answer should be where you physically are, not where your taxes and car are registered.

For more information, visit www.2010.census.gov.