OPM issues carve-out to preserve remote-work agreements for federal workers married to active-duty military members.

Military spouses employed by the federal government are "categorically exempt" from the Trump administration's return-to-office mandate.

Presidential order coupled with deferred-resignation offer and hiring freeze created a perfect storm of stress.

Federal workers who are spouses of some military and Foreign Service members are exempt from return to office policies, the Trump administration said on Wednesday. Why it matters: The administration has used executive orders and buyouts to crack down remote employees as part of its broader overhaul of the federal workforce.

Spouses of active-duty service members and overseas foreign service officers are exempt from return to the office mandates, OPM said.