His visit comes a week after military officials at the base, formerly known as Fort Bragg, held a ceremony at which it officially shed its Confederate name. The president is unveiling the order at the Army's recently renamed Fort Liberty. And the executive order helps agencies and companies retain military spouses through telework or when they move abroad.” “We’re creating resources to support entrepreneurs. “We’re asking agencies to make it easier for spouses employed by the federal government to take administrative leave, telework and move offices,” the first lady said. The WUNC Politics Podcast is a free-flowing discussion of what we're hearing in the back hallways of the General Assembly and on the campaign trail across North Carolina. More than 16,000 military spouses work within the federal government. With nearly one in five military families citing challenges with spousal employment as a reason for considering leaving active-duty service, the issue is no small matter for the military's recruitment and training efforts, according to the White House. The Democratic president is expected to sign the order during his visit to the base.

The order directs agencies to develop a federal government-wide strategic plan on hiring and job retention for military spouses bolster child care options improve the collection of data on military and veteran spouses, caregivers and survivors in the federal workforce and more than a dozen additional actions.įirst lady Jill Biden, in a call with reporters to preview the action, said the order was largely framed by conversations through the White House's Joining Forces initiative, which looks to support families, caregivers and survivors of members of the U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday will sign an executive order that aims to bolster job opportunities for military and veteran spouses whose careers are often disrupted by their loved ones' deployments.īiden is using a visit to the recently renamed Fort Liberty in North Carolina to highlight the order.

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