OPM issues new hiring policies for military spouses

A reality for military families is that when transfer orders come in, family members have very short notice to uproot their lives and move. For military spouses,...

A reality for military families is that when transfer orders come in, family members have very short notice to uproot their lives and move.

For military spouses, that usually means leaving a good job.

But now, the Office of Personnel Management has announced new hiring policies that will give military spouses a little more flexibility in finding a new job when those orders are issued.

Federal News Radio’s Max Cacas has been following this breaking story this afternoon and tells us all about it.

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