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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...

Federal News Network Staff

August 12, 2009 7:38 pm

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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.