Forming Internal Task Force to Examine Veteran Job Development
WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced the initial hiring of 10 full time Veterans Employment Coordinators to focus efforts to attract, recruit and hire veterans throughout the Department. These coordinators will work closely with the recently formed Federal Recovery Coordination Program to assist Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans to potentially obtain employment with VA.
“After our young men and women have concluded serving in our military, VA will use every hiring flexibility available to bring their talents and skills to our department should they want to continue to serve this great nation through the VA,” said Acting-Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gordon Mansfield.
The Veterans Employment Coordinator job announcements will be posted on ** www.usajobs.gov and www.va.gov/jobs with the goal of being hired by the end of the year. The coordinators will work with veterans interested in employment at the VA, including those who have completed one of VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services programs.
“VA believes enhancing a veteran’s opportunity for employment is not merely the obligation of a grateful Nation. It is good government and good business,” added Mansfield. “This stepped-up recruitment and hiring of veterans into the Department of Veterans Affairs ensures we are able to employ some of our Nation’s most highly motivated, disciplined and experienced citizens.”
Mansfield also announced the formation of an internal task force to examine the Department’s retention, training and development of veterans already in the VA workforce. The task force will be led by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, with employment experts from the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, National Cemetery Administration, and additional VA staff offices.
Approximately 31 percent of the 230,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees are veterans, and 7.7 percent are service-connected disabled veterans.
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