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    Memorandum: Military spouses exempt from federal return-to-office mandate

    February 17, 2025 // The exemption follows bipartisan legislation introduced last week by U.S. Reps. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., and Rob. Wittman, R-Va., to exempt military spouses from the mandate, which they argued were adversely impacting the community. The congressmen praised the decision by OPM to grant the exemption, crediting bipartisan advocacy and saying it is simply “common sense.”

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    Exclusive: 16 GOP Governors Oppose Biden’s Executive Order Creating Monopoly On Federal Construction Contracts

    April 26, 2022 // Reducing competition from some of the best union and nonunion construction firms and workers will exacerbate the construction industry’s skilled labor shortage, delay projects, and increase construction costs by estimates of 12% to 20% per project, which will result in fewer infrastructure improvements, less construction industry job creation, and higher taxes.

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