Veterans' Hiring Authorities

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Eligible and qualified veterans can be hired straight into federal civilian positions under a Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA) without having to compete for the job!

VRA Eligibility Criteria

• Disabled veterans
• Veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during a war1 or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized;

OR

• Veterans who, while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces Service Medal was awarded;

OR

• Veterans who was recently discharged or released from active service with other than a dishonorable discharge within the last three years. The Veterans Recruitment Appointment date for a recently separated veteran must occur before the end of the 3-year eligibility period and may not be extended. (Note: Veterans claiming eligibility on the basis of service in a campaign or expedition for which a medal was awarded must be in receipt of the campaign badge or medal.)

The candidate must meet the basic qualification requirements for the position. If you are VRA eligible and wish to be considered for a noncompetitive appointment, you can submit your résumé, along with a cover letter explaining your eligibility, to:

• The Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC).
• The Point of Contact (POC) listed on a vacancy announcement.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veteran Program

Eligible and qualified 30% or more disabled veterans can be hired straight into a federal civilian temporary appointment or term appointment without having to compete for the job!

A temporary appointment is a nonstatus, nonpermanent appointment lasting less than 1 year. It may be extended beyond 1 year but cannot last longer than 24 months and a term appointment lasts between 1 and 4 years.

30% or More Disabled Eligibility Criteria

• Retired from active military service with a disability rating of 30 percent or more;

OR

• Rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) since 1991 or later, to include disability determinations from a branch of the Armed Forces1 at any time, as having a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more.

The candidate must meet the basic qualification requirements for the position. The agency may convert the employee to a permanent appointment at any time during the temporary or term appointment.

If you are a 30% or more disabled veteran and wish to be considered for a noncompetitive appointment, you can submit your résumé, along with a cover letter explaining your eligibility, to:

• The installation Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC).
• The Point of Contact (POC) listed on a vacancy announcement.
• The installation Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) office

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA)

The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) gives veterans more opportunities to apply to vacancies in the federal civilian service by requiring agencies to include VEOA eligibles in their applicant pool for certain Merit Promotion recruitment efforts.

Merit Promotion is a recruitment method used to attract applicants from inside the federal civilian ranks. Applicants compete against each other based on their merit. Veterans and non- veterans are treated equally under Merit Promotion recruitment.

VEOA is not a veterans' preference program. Eligible veterans compete with status candidates for the vacancy on an equal footing. "Status candidates" are those already employed by the federal civilian service.

The vacancy announcement will indicate if the applicant pool will include VEOA eligibles.

VEOA Eligibility Criteria

• A veteran who is a 5 or 10 point preference eligible;

OR

• A veteran who substantially completed 3 or more years of active service and received an honorable discharge from the Armed Forces.