What: Veterans Affairs Veteran Career Fair and Expo When: January 18th, 2012; 8am – 7pm Where: Washington DC Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001 Join the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and your fellow Veterans on Wednesday, January 18, 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., at the Veteran Career Fair and Expo, [...]
Reprinted from VeteranWatchdog.com Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Read full story… The majority of Veterans who served on active duty in the post-9/11 era are proud of their service, with (96%), and most (74%) say their military experience has helped them get ahead in life. The vast majority say their time in the military has helped [...]
Verification Assistance Briefs (VAB) In an effort to assist applicants in obtaining verification for the Veterans First program we provide the following Verification Assistance Briefs (VAB). We have developed VAB to clarify the rules associated with 38 CFR 74. They are based on an analysis of issues that cause the majority of denials. Board Goverance [...]
Federal Computer Weekly 11/8/2011 By Matthew Weigelt As the Obama administration recently has emphasized the need to help America’s veterans find work, several senators are questioning whether Veterans Affairs Department officials are doing their part to make sure veterans are getting federal contracts. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairwoman, Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Sens. Maria Cantwell [...]
There are a couple of reasons why governments should offer more support to veterans who choose entrepreneurship upon their return to civilian life, saysDon Gonneville, owner of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-basedGonneville Inc., a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise (SDVOB) and a small business that distributes generators, light towers and wet abrasive blast systems to the federal government. [...]
