Enhancing Noncompetitive Civil Service Appointments of Military Spouses
Headline: Expands Noncompetitive Hiring for Military Spouses in Federal Service
What it does: Agencies must advertise and consider military spouses for noncompetitive federal hiring and report annual hiring data to the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Labor.
- More federal job postings will specifically invite military spouse applicants.
- Human resources must track and report military spouse applications and hires annually.
- Agencies will receive guidance to help remove licensing and relocation barriers.
Summary
This order expands the use of a noncompetitive hiring option to help military spouses find federal jobs. It directs agencies to advertise that they will consider military spouses for vacancies, to solicit applications, and to report hiring numbers each year to the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Labor.
Federal employees, hiring managers, and military families are affected. The Office of Personnel Management will post guidance and train human resources staff to reduce licensing and relocation barriers that make work harder for military spouses.
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