Yokosuka, Japan - July 2018: Participants take a tour of U.S. Fleet Activities (FLEACT) in yukata, a casual Japanese summer garment. FLEACT provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, 71 tenant commands, and 27,000 military and civilian personnel. Image: Navy photo by Maria Dumanlang/Released by FLEACT Yokosuka Public Affairs Office
Democrats on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee what they are doing toward “eliminating employment barriers and advancing employment opportunities for military and civilian families who serve this nation overseas.”
In similar letters to two dozen Cabinet Departments and large independent agencies, they noted that a 2022 DoD budget law requires agencies to clarify eligibility for a program of remote work for federal employees who normally perform their work within the United States but whose spouses are deployed overseas—in the lingo, domestic employees teleworking overseas.
That program primarily involves federal employee spouses of military personnel, but also involves spouses of foreign service personnel or other federal employees who are assigned overseas—in some cases leaving them with the choice of not accompanying their spouse or giving up their jobs with uncertain prospects for employment at the overseas site.
They asked for information including each agency’s policy, whether it tracks the number of potentially eligible persons, how many active arrangements they have, and more.
The letters follow a recent announcement by DoD and State which simplifies and expedites DoD participation in State’s overseas remote work program.
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