February 10, 2012 Office of the White House Press Secretary Department Continues Transformation to Meet Veterans' Needs What: Press conference on the Department of Veterans Affairs budget request for fiscal year 2013 Who: Secretary of Veterans Affairs Erik K. Shinseki Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs W. Scott Gould Chief of Staff John R. Gingrich Chief … [Read more...]
Obama Announces Program to Hire Vets as First Responders
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. American Forces Press Service ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 6, 2012 - Obama continued his commitment to improving employment among veterans by introducing an initiative to hire them as the country’s first responders. "In my State of the Union address, I proposed a new initiative called the Veterans Jobs Corps to put veterans back to work … [Read more...]
Obama’s Plan to Put Veterans Back to Work
February 3, 2012 White House Office of Communications In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for a new Veterans Job Corps initiative to help our returning veterans find pathways to civilian employment. The Administration’s new veteran employment initiatives, coupled with the work that President Obama has already accomplished in creating employment … [Read more...]
600,000 Jobs Now Open to Veterans
January 6, 2012 By C. Todd Lopez WASHINGTON -- The large number of veterans coming out of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are a good resource for American businesses looking for great employees, said an Army Reserve general. About 20 million veterans now reside in the United States, said Maj. Gen. Keith Thurgood, chief of staff, U.S. Army Reserve Command. The … [Read more...]
Highest Percentage of Veterans Hired by the Federal Government in Over 20 Years
December 13, 2011 White House Office of Communications Washington, DC – The President’s Council on Veterans Employment, which is made up of 24 cabinet level and other independent agencies, met to discuss the progress made in implementing Executive Order 13518, Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government. Discussion included Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 preliminary data … [Read more...]