Military spouses get boost for federal jobs
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:29 pm
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Military spouses get boost for federal jobs
By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Oct 3, 2008 8:50:14 EDT
The door to employment with the federal government is being pushed open a little wider for military spouses whose service members have been incapacitated or killed or who are moving with their service members on permanent change-of-station orders.
An executive order signed Sept. 25 by President Bush allows hiring managers for all federal agencies to hire qualified military spouses without going through the competitive process.
The new hiring authorities for federal managers probably will not be put into place until some time after the first of the year, said Patricia Bradshaw, deputy undersecretary of defense for civilian personnel policy. The Office of Personnel Management must issue regulations implementing Bush’s order.
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