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U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
Title: Fulfilling the Promise? A Review of Veterans’ Preference in the Federal Government
Date: 3/30/06
Time (EST): 2:30 PM
Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342
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The purpose of the hearing is to review the federal government’s implementation of veterans’ preference in the hiring of employees. The hearing will include an evaluation of the laws designed to protect and promote the employment of veterans, the impact of workforce flexibilities had on veterans, and how are veterans= redress mechanisms are working.

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Witnesses Testimony
 
Panel 1
  The Honorable Dan G. Blair [View PDF] , Deputy Director , U. S. Office of Personnel Management
  The Honorable Charles Ciccolella [View PDF] , Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans Employment and Training , U.S. Department of Labor
  Mr. James Mcvay [View PDF] , Deputy Special Counsel , Office of Special Counsel

Panel 2
  Mr. Richard Weidman [View PDF] , Director of Government Relations , Vietnam Veterans of America
  Mr. Joseph Sharpe [View PDF] , Deputy Director of Economics , The American Legion
  Mr. Brian Lawrence [View PDF] , Assistant National Legislative Director , Disabled American Veterans



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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
340 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510