Policy

Executive Orders

Office of Personnel Management

Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

A Direct-Hire Authority (DHA) is an appointing (hiring) authority that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) can give to Federal agencies for filling vacancies when a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates exists.
Direct Hire Authority (opm.gov)

Hiring Authorities

This Hiring Authorities section covers various topics dealing with Federal employment. Topics covered in this section will describe the competitive hiring process; hiring authorities available to agencies to hire veterans, students, interns; and information for current and former Federal employees such as reinstatement, transfer. Each topic includes references to the various applicable laws, regulations, and guidance.
Hiring Authorities (opm.gov)

Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP)

Most departments and agencies in the Federal Government are required to have an affirmative action program for the recruitment, employment, and advancement of disabled veterans. The law requires agencies to develop annual Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP) Plans.
Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP) (fedshirevets.gov)

USDOL Policy

VPL 03-14: Reforms and Roles Responsibilities of American Job (AJC) Staff Serving Veterans

This Veterans’ Program Letter (VPL) identifies for the public workforce system the refocused roles and responsibilities expected to be carried out by JVSG staff; conveys the duties they are to perform; and discusses the relationship of services provided by staff within the larger workforce system.
VPL 03-14: Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) Program Reforms and Roles Responsibilities of American Job (AJC) Staff Serving Veterans (PDF, dol.gov)

VPL 03-14: Change 1

To expand and clarify the definition of significant barriers to employment (SBE) provided in Section 5 of VPL 03-14, dated April 10, 2014.
VPL 03-14 Change 1 (PDF, dol.gov)

VPL 03-14: Change 2

To expand and clarify the definition of homeless as a significant barrier to employment (SBE) provided in Section 4 of Veterans' Program Letter (VPL) 03-14, Change I, dated February 11 , 2015.
VPL 03-14, Change 2: Expansion and Clarification of Homeless Definition as a Significant Barrier to Employment (SBE) (PDF, dol.gov)

VPL 01-16 Change 1

To provide revised guidance and clarification to State Agencies (SAs) and Directors for Veterans’ Employment and Training (DVETs) on the 100% referral of clients found entitled to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services’ (VR&E) Chapter 31 program. This change extends the due date for submitting executed local memoranda of understanding.
VPL 01-16 Change 1 (PDF, dol.gov)

Disabled Veteran Leave

Under the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-75, November 5, 2015), an employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more from the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs is entitled to up to 104 hours of disabled veteran leave for the purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability.
Disabled Veteran Leave (opm.gov)

Veterans Affairs Policy

Veteran Readiness and Employment Program (VR&E)

The Veteran Readiness and Employment program (VR&E; formerly Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment) is an entitlement program that provides job training and other employment related services to veterans with service-connected disabilities. In cases where a disabled veteran is not able to work, the VR&E program provides independent living (IL) services to help the veteran achieve the highest possible quality of life. The VR&E program is administered by the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Veterans’ Benefits: The Veteran Readiness and Employment Program (congress.gov)