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Fact Sheet: Pres­i­den­tial Mem­o­ran­dum Sup­port­ing Vet­er­ans’ Employ­ment and Reem­ploy­ment Across the Fed­er­al Workforce

Pres­i­dent Oba­ma has made help­ing vet­er­ans find civil­ian employ­ment and rein­te­grate into our nation’s work­force and econ­o­my a top pri­or­i­ty.  In Novem­ber 2011, the Pres­i­dent signed into law the Return­ing Heroes Tax Cred­it, which pro­vides busi­ness­es that hire unem­ployed vet­er­ans with a cred­it of up to $5,600 per vet­er­an, and the Wound­ed War­riors Tax Cred­it, which offers busi­ness­es that hire vet­er­ans with ser­vice-con­nect­ed dis­abil­i­ties a cred­it of up to $9,600 per vet­er­an. The First Lady and Dr. Biden’s Join­ing Forces Ini­tia­tive has helped 90,000 vet­er­ans and mil­i­tary spous­es find jobs. And we have devel­oped online tools to help con­nect vet­er­ans to employers

The fed­er­al gov­ern­ment has led efforts to recruit and retain indi­vid­u­als who have served our coun­try in the armed forces. In Exec­u­tive Order 13518, the Pres­i­dent estab­lished the Vet­er­ans Employ­ment Ini­tia­tive to bol­ster recruit­ment and reten­tion of vet­er­ans in the fed­er­al work­force.  This ini­tia­tive has been extra­or­di­nar­i­ly suc­cess­ful, ush­er­ing in 200,000 new vet­er­an hires and at least 25,000 new Reservists to the fed­er­al work­force.  Vet­er­ans com­prise more than one-fourth (27.3% in FY2011) of the fed­er­al work­force, the high­est share in 15 years.  Our ser­vice mem­bers, their fam­i­lies, and our coun­try all ben­e­fit from vet­er­ans’ tal­ents, expe­ri­ence, and dedication.

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https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/19/fact-sheet-presidential-memorandum-supporting-veterans-employment-and-re