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CRS publishes overview of employment, training programs for veterans

May 30, 2007

There are are federal employment and training programs and policies specificallytargeted to help veterans seeking employment in the civilian economy.Transition assistance programs are operated by the Department ofDefense (DOD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and theDepartment of Labor (DOL) to assist servicemembers as they prepare toleave the military. DOL operates grant programs to states to provideoutreach and assistance to veterans in finding civilian employment. Inaddition, the federal government has policies that assist veterans inobtaining jobs with the federal government and federal contractors.This report provides a brief overview of these federal programs andpolicies. This report will be updated as needed.

Get it here:  http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RS22666

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