Military spouses are exempt from a Trump administration order that requires almost all federal employees to report to a physical office, Stars and Stripes reported.
“Agencies should accordingly ensure that their return-to-office plans categorically exempt
all military spouses authorized to engage in remote work,” the Office of Personnel Management wrote in a Feb. 12 memo. “This includes both military spouses appointed under the Military Spouse Employment Act authorities and those appointed under other hiring authorities.”
The memo also said agencies can continue hiring military spouses to remote work positions.
Even before COVID, the federal government was trying to make it easier for military spouses to find remote work to address high military spouse unemployment.
2024 Army photo by Chris Gardner
