By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post
November 11, 2009
Speaking of jobs, President Obama has just signed an Executive Order Designed to facilitate the hiring of more veterans by the federal government. The quiet signing ceremony in the Oval Office on Monday evening established an interagency council, requiring that progress be tracked and reported back to the president. The executive order created a mechanism with teeth.
"This is a very definite step forward in what veterans can take advantage of," Clarence E. Hill, the American Legion's national commander, said in an interview. "There has never been anything like a veterans employment office. This is a big step," added Hill, who attended the signing.
Soon after Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry took office this spring, he listed increased employment opportunities for veterans as one of his goals.
The executive order signed by the president establishes a Council on Veterans Employment, tasked with creating a government-wide program to increase hiring of vets and instituting measures to gauge how well Uncle Sam does. There were approximately 480,000 veterans working for the federal government at the end of fiscal year 2008, according to the White House. How that number changes will tell the tale of the order's effectiveness.
"We know exactly right now how many vets each agency in government is hiring," Berry said. "We will know very clearly a year from now if we have succeeded -- or are we on the right track, or have we missed the mark? The metric for accountability on this is very clear: Are more vets getting jobs in the federal civil service?"
The order lists 24 executive branch agencies that each must form a Veterans Employment Program "to be responsible for enhancing employment opportunities for veterans within the agency." The agencies are told to develop an operational plan, training programs for disabled vets, and mandatory instruction for human resources personnel and hiring managers on veterans' preference.
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Federal jobs for everyone!! Why don't we lower taxes on businesses so that they can use the money they're forced to give the government to give to new employees?
HOTR said...
"Federal jobs for everyone!!"
Keep in mind that vets are not just everyone like you are. It's about time that they received some valid attention for their valor to fight. Obama shows at least respect for them and you certainly do not in your post. :(
PS: since when is the army not part of the federal government?? Therefore, the vets wouldn't be NEW employees. DUH!!
Anon2
Duh!! When they leave the army, veterans are no longer part of the federal government. Thereafter, they would be looking for jobs as civilian employees.
I don't show respect for veterans in my post, Anonymous? Where do you see that? I have no idea what you're talking about.
"I don't show respect for veterans in my post, Anonymous? Where do you see that? I have no idea what you're talking about."
CJP don't let this bug you.
Who cares what this idiot says. He comes and tells us what he thinks we should do. Screw him!!
CJP said...
"I don't show respect for veterans in my post, Anonymous? Where do you see that? I have no idea what you're talking about."
My reply was directed at HOTR, definitely not at you!!!
Anon2
HOTR...
"Who cares what this idiot says. He comes and tells us what he thinks we should do. Screw him!!"
You obviously didn't read another post in which I wrote that I'm a SHE.
Rinse your mouth (or fingers) with all the crap that comes out of both. The language you use is absolutely vile. Is that all you know ...... trying to insult people? LOL
Anon2
Please everyone, call me Asshole from now on. I think it fits me rather well. I LOVE AMERICA AND HATE CANADA!!
Anon2
I agree HOTR---more federal jobs! Whoopie! But aren't you silly? You want to lower taxes??? How in the world would we pay for all of the giveaways?
It is so much more important to make sure everyone has the same and just barely get by than to promote prosperity. There you go---being silly again :)
It's funny. We've been a capitalist society for over 200 years. Things might be tough be tough right now but with capitalism things always get better. I don't know what dems are scared of. They can't show a single example of a socialist nation that is more prosperous than the USA yet they want to be socialist. Hell, I can't speak for other parts of the country but I can about the Bronx. Even people on welfare have cell phones, big screen tv's, all kinds of jewelry, free rent and all have health care. They seem to want to take all that away from them to make sure they have health care that they already have. I don't get it.
None of it makes any sense HOTR. They really don't know what they are talking about because they are only spouting the Left's talking points. It's like the statement that people are "dying in the streets" for lack of healthcare! I don't know about you, but I haven't seen that yet. Yet I hear that time and again.
Socialism will make us all equal---equally poor. They enjoy the lifestyle that this country has to offer, yet they want to tear it down. We are not perfect as a Nation, but show me a better one.
High paying jobs are most important in the current economic situation.
Most of the companies are developing in India and there are lots of job openings in various indian cities, which provides high salary.
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