Office of Personnel Management September 21, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to modify the provisions governing the recruitment and employment of certain military spouses in Federal agencies to conform to statutory mandates affecting the rules governing this hiring authority and to carry out certain provisions of an Executive order of May 9, 2018, Enhancing Noncompetitive Civil Service Appointments of Military Spouses. OPM is revising the current text to conform the eligibility criteria for appointment of military spouses to intervening statutory requirements and add agency reporting requirements. The intent of this hiring authority is to enhance the recruitment and noncompetitive appointment of certain military spouses for permanent Federal positions in the competitive service.