By Alyssa Rosenberg
The number of veterans working for the federal government rose slightly in fiscal 2007, according to a new report from the Office of Personnel Management.
Between fiscal 2006 and 2007, the number of veterans in the civilian workforce increased by 4,779, or 0.1 percent. In fiscal 2007, there were 462,744 veterans working for Uncle Sam, accounting for 25.5 percent of the total government workforce. Those figures represent a 0.5 percent gain from fiscal 2003.
Disabled veterans also boosted their ranks in government between fiscal 2003 and 2007, growing 1.3 percent during that time to 103,180. In fiscal 2007, the number of disabled federal employees fell to 0.92 percent, down from 1.2 percent in fiscal 1996, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=41392&dcn=e_wfw
