Defense and national security · Veterans

Executive Order 14100: Advancing Economic Security for Military and Veteran Spouses, Military Caregivers, and Survivors

President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Directed agencies to improve federal hiring, portable careers, child care, transition assistance and data for military and veteran spouses, caregivers and survivors.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 14100 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 14100 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

A military spouse with documents appears among family, caregiving and employment scenes.
Military-family economic security, illustrated symbolically; not an identified family, employment offer or individual benefit determination. EO Explained · site-generated editorial illustration · not documentary evidence.

What does Executive Order 14100 do?

OPM and agencies were assigned hiring work, Defense and Labor career support, and VA caregiver and survivor access reviews.

Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: OPM issued November 2023 guidance under this order on federal employment and retention options for military spouses, caregivers and survivors; it did not require every agency to grant every requested arrangement. Official source. The cited steps do not establish every downstream effect.

Administration position: The order’s findings and policy rationale were the Biden administration’s positions. This guide distinguishes them from implementation records and judicial rulings.
SignedJune 9, 2023
Lead officialsDefense, VA, Labor, OPM and all agencies
Express timingReports and actions generally within 90 to 180 days

Before and after

Before the order

Families faced licensing barriers, frequent moves, care duties and fragmented access to employment and federal benefits.

After the order

Agencies expanded hiring guidance, transition resources and spouse-employment initiatives. No express revocation or reported direct litigation was located.

OPM issued November 2023 guidance under this order on federal employment and retention options for military spouses, caregivers and survivors; it did not require every agency to grant every requested arrangement.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
OPM and agenciesImprove federal recruitment and retention120 days / ongoing
Defense and LaborExpand career and transition supportStaggered deadlines
VAImprove caregiver and survivor accessOngoing

What happened next

EO 14100 signed.

No express revocation located.

Later primary evidence reviewed: OPM issued November 2023 guidance under this order on federal employment and retention options for military spouses, caregivers and survivors; it did not require every agency to grant every requested arrangement.