S. 349 would authorize federal agencies to hire, without going through competitive processes, the spouses of members of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty and spouses of disabled or deceased members of the armed forces when those spouses apply for remote work positions. That change would not affect the total number of people the federal government employs, nor would it affect their compensation. However, agencies might modify administrative processes when implementing the bill. CBO estimates that the costs to make those changes would be insignificant.
