Veterans Employment Initiative

FILE - This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair in Hudson, N.Y. If you’re miserable at work, set a deadline for resigning, and take that time to double down on your job search, supercharge your savings and replace the benefits you’ll give up when you quit. Build financial reserves now, and you’ll be better prepared to leave this chapter behind. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Veterans Employment initiative: What’s working, what’s not, and how to move forward

The Veterans Employment initiative is stalling, and experts say it’s time to shift focus away from hiring toward efforts to boost distribution through…

VA photo by Larry Marchionda.

Agencies hired fewer new veterans to gov’t jobs in 2016, as federal hiring overall goes up

Hiring/Retention

Veterans made up 32 percent of all new government hires in 2015

Hiring/Retention

Veterans flock to federal jobs but don’t stay long

Hiring/Retention