To
provide assistance to veterans in obtaining Federal employment.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Federal Employment. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Veterans
may obtain employment information from the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) offices. (1) Disabled veterans and certain wives
or husbands, widows or widowers, and mothers of veterans receive
10 points added to earned eligible ratings in Civil Service examinations.
(2) Veterans separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions
before October 15, 1976, receive 5 points. As of October 15, 1976,
5 point veterans' preference is awarded to veterans with campaign
and expeditionary medals or who served on active duty during the
period beginning August 2, 1990, and ending January 2, 1992. (3)
Under the Veterans Readjustment Appointment (VRA) Program, excepted
appointments of eligible Vietnam-era veterans and post-Vietnam-era
veterans may be made by agencies to positions in the competitive
service up to grade GS-11 in accordance with regulations issued
by OPM. Veterans must meet minimum qualification requirements for
the positions. Written tests, if required, may be waived for veterans
readjustment appointees by an agency. Eligible veterans must have
served more than 180 days active duty and have other than a dishonorable
discharge from military service. (4) Under the special appointing
authority for 30 percent or more disabled veterans, veterans with
service-connected disability ratings of 30 percent or more may be
appointed noncompetitively to any grade level in the competitive
service. (5) OPM became responsible for planning, implementing and
monitoring the Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP)
in the Federal service on October 1, 1982. Agencies must have current
DVAAP plans for the employment and advancement and retention of
disabled veterans.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: (1) Five-point preference is given
to veterans separated under honorable conditions, and who served
on active duty in the armed forces of the United States during certain
periods of time or have a campaign or expeditionary medal. Ten-point
preference is given to disabled veterans and certain wives or husbands,
widows or widowers, and mothers of veterans. (2) Certain veterans
who served in the armed forces after the period August 5, 1964,
are eligible for a veterans readjustment appointment. (3) Public
Law 94-502 authorizes Federal agencies to provide unpaid training
or work experience, as a part of the Department of Veterans Affairs
vocational rehabilitation for a disabled veteran. Such training
may be designed to provide noncompetitive appointment.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Non-disabled veterans, disabled
veterans and certain wives or husbands, widows, widowers, and
mothers of veterans.
Credentials/Documentation:
For veterans preference, general proof of honorable separation
such as discharge certificate or DD Form 214. In addition, for
10-point preference, a letter from the Department of Veterans
Affairs or military department certifying existence of service-
connected disability. When the 10-point preference is based on
the award of a Purple Heart, official documentation of the award
is sufficient.
Pre-application
Coordination: This program is excluded from
coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: By application forms available
from Service Centers of the Office of Personnel Management and
from Federal agency personnel offices. Veterans eligible for the
noncompetitive appointment mentioned above should make personal
contact with the Federal agency where they would like to be considered
for employment.
Award
Procedure: None.
Deadlines:
Under Public Law 95-454, retired members of the armed forces will
no longer be considered preference eligible as of October 1, 1980,
unless they are disabled veterans or retired below the rank of
Major or the equivalent. Under Public Law 97-306, enacted October
14, 1982, a 2-year minimum active duty service condition for those
entering military service after September 7, 1980, or the full
period for which called or ordered to active duty, must be met,
unless they are disabled veterans.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Not applicable.
Audits:
Not applicable.
Records:
Not applicable.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 24-0100-0-1-805.
Obligations:
(Salaries and expenses) Obligations are devoted to administration,
and are not separately identifiable.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.
As of September 30, 2001, 480,464 received assistance, veterans
or 26.9 percent of the non-Postal Federal work force, excluding
Army and Air Force National Guards. Disabled veterans totaled 81,131
or 16.9 percent of these veterans. There were 11,059 veterans' readjustment
appointments in the Federal work force. Data are not yet available
for fiscal year 2002.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
"Veteran
Preference," EL- 3 (8/95); "Special Appointing Authorities for Veterans,"
EL-4 (8/95); "Medical Disqualification of Preference Eligibles,"
EL-8 (8/95); "Job Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities",
EL-11 (8/95) (for use by Disabled Veterans); Regulations: 5 CFR
211, 5 CFR 213, 5 CFR 307 and 5 CFR 720.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: For further information contact
the National Office shown below under the Headquarters Office listing.
Headquarters
Office: For information on Disabled Veterans
Affirmative Action Programs, contact: Office of Diversity, Employment
Service, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW.,
Room 2445, Washington, DC 20415. Telephone: (202) 606-1059. Contact:
Armando Rodriguez. For information on Veterans' Preference and
Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans, contact: Office of Staffing
Reinvention, Employment Service, U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
Room 6500, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415. Telephone:
(202) 606-0830. Contact: Pat Paige.
