Thursday, November 15, 2007
Tweet[IWS] OPM: EMPLOYMENT of VETERANS in the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT F/Y 2006 [14 November 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Office pf Personnel Management (OPM)
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
THE EMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR 2006 [14 November 2007]
http://www.opm.gov/employ/veterans/dvaap/2006/DVAAP-FY2006.pdf
[full-text, 54 pages]
Executive Summary
This report presents information regarding overall employment in the Federal workforce from October 1, 2005, to September 30, 2006, and veterans' employment, hiring, and promotion data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006. Highlights in this FY 2006 report show:
Total on-board employment in the Federal Government decreased from 1,813,166 in FY 2005 to 1,803,055 in FY 2006.
Veterans, as a subset of the total on-board employment in the Federal Government, increased from 456,254 in FY 2005 to 457,965 in FY 2006.
Disabled veterans, as a subset of the total veteran on-board employment, increased from 92,642 in FY 2005 to 97,828 in FY 2006.
Total on-board employment of 30 percent or more disabled veterans, as a subset of disabled veterans, increased from 46,727 in FY 2005 to 51,389 in FY 2006.
Total full-time permanent (FTP) employment in the Federal workforce decreased from 1,569,650 in FY 2005 to 1,565,159 in FY 2006.
Veteran total on-board FTP employment increased from 425,379 in FY 2005 to 426,802 in FY 2006.
FTP disabled veterans, as a subset of all FTP veterans' employment, increased from 85,814 in FY 2005 to 90,470 in FY 2006.
Total FTP employment of 30 percent or more disabled veterans, as a subset of FTP disabled veterans, increased from 42,715 in FY 2005 to 46,953 in FY 2006.
Total on-board veteran "new hires" into the Federal Government increased from 48,257 in FY 2005 to 50,108 in FY 2006; veterans represented 22.1 percent of all new hires and this is the highest representation since FY 2002.
Total FTP veteran new hires increased from 31,024 in FY 2005 to 33,200 in FY 2006, the largest number of veteran FTP new hires since FY 2002.
All disabled veteran FTP new hires in the Federal workforce increased from 6,719 in FY 2005 to 7,561 in FY 2006.
Use of the 30 percent or more disabled veteran appointing authority by agencies increased from 1,252 in FY 2005 to 1,265 in FY 2006.
Use of the Veterans Recruitment Appointment special appointing authority by agencies decreased from 7,761 in FY 2005 to 7,565 in FY 2006.
Veterans selected for employment using the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 by agencies decreased in usage from 14,273 in FY 2005 to 13,004 in FY 2006.
Press Release 14 November 2007
More Veterans In The Federal Workforce
New Report to Congress Demonstrates Rising Employment Numbers for Veterans in the Federal Civil Service
http://www.opm.gov/news/more-veterans-in-the-federal-workforce,1339.aspx
[excerpt]
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Linda M. Springer today released the report titled Employment of Veterans in Federal Government: Fiscal Year 2006, which demonstrates a small increase in the number of armed forces veterans working for the Federal government. The report shows increases in both the number of veterans employed and newly hired since Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2005.
"This report demonstrates the effectiveness of our efforts to heed President Bush's call to bring more veterans into the Federal civilian workforce," Director Springer said. "We are pleased with the hundreds of thousands of men and women who have decided to continue their service to the American public in a civilian capacity."
The total number of veterans employed by the Federal government increased from 456,254 in FFY 2005 to 457,965 in FFY 2006, while the number of disabled veterans increased from 92,642 to 97,828. The number of "newly hired" veterans increased from 48,257 to 50,108. In fact, veterans represented 22.1 percent of all new Federal workforce hires for FFY 2006, the highest percentage in four years.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Office pf Personnel Management (OPM)
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
THE EMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR 2006 [14 November 2007]
http://www.opm.gov/employ/veterans/dvaap/2006/DVAAP-FY2006.pdf
[full-text, 54 pages]
Executive Summary
This report presents information regarding overall employment in the Federal workforce from October 1, 2005, to September 30, 2006, and veterans' employment, hiring, and promotion data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006. Highlights in this FY 2006 report show:
Total on-board employment in the Federal Government decreased from 1,813,166 in FY 2005 to 1,803,055 in FY 2006.
Veterans, as a subset of the total on-board employment in the Federal Government, increased from 456,254 in FY 2005 to 457,965 in FY 2006.
Disabled veterans, as a subset of the total veteran on-board employment, increased from 92,642 in FY 2005 to 97,828 in FY 2006.
Total on-board employment of 30 percent or more disabled veterans, as a subset of disabled veterans, increased from 46,727 in FY 2005 to 51,389 in FY 2006.
Total full-time permanent (FTP) employment in the Federal workforce decreased from 1,569,650 in FY 2005 to 1,565,159 in FY 2006.
Veteran total on-board FTP employment increased from 425,379 in FY 2005 to 426,802 in FY 2006.
FTP disabled veterans, as a subset of all FTP veterans' employment, increased from 85,814 in FY 2005 to 90,470 in FY 2006.
Total FTP employment of 30 percent or more disabled veterans, as a subset of FTP disabled veterans, increased from 42,715 in FY 2005 to 46,953 in FY 2006.
Total on-board veteran "new hires" into the Federal Government increased from 48,257 in FY 2005 to 50,108 in FY 2006; veterans represented 22.1 percent of all new hires and this is the highest representation since FY 2002.
Total FTP veteran new hires increased from 31,024 in FY 2005 to 33,200 in FY 2006, the largest number of veteran FTP new hires since FY 2002.
All disabled veteran FTP new hires in the Federal workforce increased from 6,719 in FY 2005 to 7,561 in FY 2006.
Use of the 30 percent or more disabled veteran appointing authority by agencies increased from 1,252 in FY 2005 to 1,265 in FY 2006.
Use of the Veterans Recruitment Appointment special appointing authority by agencies decreased from 7,761 in FY 2005 to 7,565 in FY 2006.
Veterans selected for employment using the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 by agencies decreased in usage from 14,273 in FY 2005 to 13,004 in FY 2006.
Press Release 14 November 2007
More Veterans In The Federal Workforce
New Report to Congress Demonstrates Rising Employment Numbers for Veterans in the Federal Civil Service
http://www.opm.gov/news/more-veterans-in-the-federal-workforce,1339.aspx
[excerpt]
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Linda M. Springer today released the report titled Employment of Veterans in Federal Government: Fiscal Year 2006, which demonstrates a small increase in the number of armed forces veterans working for the Federal government. The report shows increases in both the number of veterans employed and newly hired since Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2005.
"This report demonstrates the effectiveness of our efforts to heed President Bush's call to bring more veterans into the Federal civilian workforce," Director Springer said. "We are pleased with the hundreds of thousands of men and women who have decided to continue their service to the American public in a civilian capacity."
The total number of veterans employed by the Federal government increased from 456,254 in FFY 2005 to 457,965 in FFY 2006, while the number of disabled veterans increased from 92,642 to 97,828. The number of "newly hired" veterans increased from 48,257 to 50,108. In fact, veterans represented 22.1 percent of all new Federal workforce hires for FFY 2006, the highest percentage in four years.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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