Veterans’ preference would only apply to a vet’s first job in federal service under a provision in the Senate fiscal 2017 Defense authorization bill. The provision, which is new this year, would not ...

The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) recently requested that the Merit Systems Protection Board prohibit the Justice Department from hiring a non-veteran for 45 days in a case where it appears Veterans ...

Two laws have prompted the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to update its hiring practices via an interim rule. The change broadens the list of who qualifies for Veteran's Preference and gives ...

Veterans wait in line at a federal career fair in Washington, D.C., in January 2012. (Courtesy of the Department of Veterans Affairs) Advocates pushing for a major overhaul to the federal veterans ...

A probe by the Office of Personnel Management has found that most military veterans receive "appropriate consideration" in hiring for civil service jobs where applicants compete for employment.

Warren Parker parlayed a heroic war record into millions of dollars in federal contracts, cashing in on a preference program that limits or eliminates competition for small businesses owned by service ...

With an effort in Congress to scale back veteran preference in federal hiring awaiting action by a House-Senate conference committee, a former top personnel official says there’s a better plan.

The Des Moines Register recently published an editorial on the subject of veterans’ preference [Vets deserve special consideration, to a point, July 5]. They are taking the position that veterans’ ...

The federal government's practices for hiring veterans have emerged as a sticking point between the House and the Senate. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., a veteran of the Iraq war, introduced the ...

Although serving in the military is unlike any job in civilian life, it provides and utilizes skills beneficial to any public or private employer. Military service requires extreme discipline, ...