GAO’s Review of Veterans’ Preference Practices

Meanwhile, General Accounting Office has issued a report sampling agency compliance with veterans’ preference practices. It found, for example, that of the hiring certificates it examined with veterans on them, veterans were hired just 21 percent of the time-although there were various reasons for that, including the hiring of another veteran, the applicant’s decision to withdraw from consideration and others. In addition, records of many other job competitions were incomplete, making it impossible for GAO to determine what happened. For a closer look at GAO’s findings, go to https://www.fedweek.com/HotFreeNews/default.asp in the hot free info section of our website.