Employment of Veterans in the Federal Executive Branch

United States Office of Personnel Management

Employment of Veterans in the

Federal Executive Branch

Fiscal Year 2017

FEBRUARY 2019

Employment of Veterans in the Federal Executive Branch Fiscal Year 2017

Message from the Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management

The U.S. Office ofPersonnel Management (OPM) implements programs and delivers services that help Federal agencies better recruit, retain, and manage employees with mission-critical skills. These programs and services provide the infrastructure Federal agencies need to meet many of their critical staffing needs, and further enhance employment opportunities for veterans, military spouses, and eligible family members as outlined in Executive Order 13518, Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government.

As we move forward under my tenure as Acting Director, I will pursue efforts to publicize that veterans constitute a valuable source of candidates to meet the challenges faced by Federal agencies. Additionally, we are expanding our focus to support increased opportunities for military spouses to obtain Federal careers, and encouraging agencies to increase the use of the noncompetitive hiring authority for military spouses, where appropriate.

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, the Executive Branch of the Federal Government hired 57,062 veterans, representing a veteran new hire percentage rate of 28.1 percent. Veterans currently represent 31.1 percent of the Federal workforce compared to 25.8 percent in FY 2009, the year the initiative started.

I am looking forward to continue advocating for the Federal Employment ofour Nation' s veterans and military spouses.

MargaretM. We~ Acting Director

Margaret M. Weichert Acting Director

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INTRODUCTION

The EMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS IN THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH report is produced annually by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide useful data on the employment of veterans within the Federal Executive Branch. This report covers those organizations identified in Executive Order 13518, which account for approximately 97.8 percent of all Federal employees and 99.1 percent of all veterans employed in the Federal Executive Branch. The appendices provide additional information on the affected agencies and abbreviations used within the report.

The source of Federal employment data is OPM's Enterprise Human Resources Integration ? Statistical Data Mart. The information represents Federal employment as of September 30, 2017.

The primary elements used to identify veterans for Federal employment purposes are Veteran Status, Veterans' Preference, Creditable Military Service, Annuitant Code, and Legal Authorities Codes. Veterans' preference is defined in section 2108 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), which presents the criteria used in determining whether a person is entitled to statutory hiring preference under 5 U.S.C. 3309, 3313, and 3319. Veteran status indicates whether an individual is a veteran as defined by 38 U.S.C. 101 (i.e., a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable).

Creditable Military Service is defined as military service that is creditable for annual leave accrual purposes. The Annuitant Code identifies employees who are retired from the military and Legal Authority Codes identify employees who were hired under special hiring authorities such as Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA), Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1998, as amended (VEOA), or 30% or more Disabled Veteran appointments.

The Federal Government has established programs to facilitate the hiring, placement, and advancement of veterans and individuals with disabilities. Selfidentification of disability status is essential for effective data collection and analysis of the Government's efforts. Effective March 2017, OPM initiated a new methodology to identify employees found in hiring actions of undisclosed disability. This modification is reflected on all tables related to disability hiring in the Government.

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Employment of Veterans in the Federal Executive Branch

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Table of Contents

Table 1 Table 1A Table 1B Table 1C Table 1D Table 2 Table 2A Table 2B Table 2C Table 2D Table 3 Table 3A Table 3B Table 3C Table 3D Table 4 Table 4A Table 4B Table 4C Table 4D Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Table 13 Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3

Table of Contents Total On-Board Employees All Veterans Veterans with Preference Disabled Veterans 30% or More Disabled Veterans Total Non-Seasonal Full Time Permanent On-Board Employees All Veterans Veterans with Preference Disabled Veterans 30% or More Disabled Veterans Total New Hires--Veteran New Hires All Veterans Veterans with Preference Disabled Veterans 30% or More Disabled Veterans Total New Hires--Veteran New Hires, Non-Seasonal Full-Time Permanent All Veterans Veterans with Preference Disabled Veterans 30% or More Disabled Veterans Veteran New Hires by Veteran Appointing Authorities Total Veteran New Hires Under Other Appointing Authorities Disabled Veteran New Hires under Veteran and Other Appointing Authorities Employment Distribution by Pay Plan/Grade Grouping Employment Distribution by Occupational Category Total New Hires with Derived Preference Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses New Hire Retention Rates Profile of Veterans and Non-Veterans Organizations Included Organizations Excluded List of Abbreviations

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31-35 36 37

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Table 1 Total On-Board Employees

Category Total Employees

Total Veterans % of All Employees Veterans with Preference % of All Employees % of All Veterans

Disabled Veterans % of All Employees % of All Veterans 30% or more Disabled Veterans % of All Employees % of All Veterans

FY 2013 2,015,225

607,145 30.1%

510,991 25.4% 84.2%

213,265 10.6% 35.1%

121,200 6.0% 20.0%

FY 2014 1,990,033

612,661 30.8%

516,075 25.9% 84.2%

226,013 11.4% 36.9%

132,434 6.7% 21.6%

FY 2015 2,016,325

623,755 30.9%

531,980 26.4% 85.3%

243,177 12.1% 39.0%

146,872 7.3%

23.5%

FY 2016 2,042,669

635,556 31.1%

544,178 26.6% 85.6%

259,238 12.7% 40.8%

161,052 7.9%

25.3%

FY 2017 2,034,269

633,386 31.1%

543,916 26.7% 85.9%

273,428 13.4% 43.2%

172,882 8.5% 27.3%

Count of all employees in pay status taken at the last pay period or last day of September.

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Table 1A Total On-Board Employees -- All Veterans

Total Executive Branch Agencies

FY 2016

FY 2017

All Employees Veterans

% All Employees Veterans

%

2,042,669 635,556 31.1% 2,034,269 633,386 31.1%

Executive Order Agencies

Agriculture Commerce Defense Air Force Army Navy Defense Activities Education Energy HHS Homeland Security HUD Interior Justice Labor State Transportation Treasury Veterans Affairs AID EPA GSA NASA NSF OPM NRC* SSA SBA Total Executive Order Agencies

96,591 46,046 687,435 146,175 223,244 206,679 111,337

4,362 15,153 86,552 191,644 8,061 71,057 117,127 15,766 13,126 55,172 92,109 373,149 1,733 15,634 11,552 17,251 1,455 5,358 3,521 64,394

4,119 1,998,367

12,480 5,636 326,529 83,455 112,040 89,490 41,544

475 3,712 6,476 53,126 1,272 12,127 29,246 3,473 2,743 20,249 10,203 122,305

251 1,364 2,571 2,078

123 1,413

735 10,478

720 629,785

12.9% 12.2% 47.5% 57.1% 50.2% 43.3% 37.3% 10.9% 24.5%

7.5% 27.7% 15.8% 17.1% 25.0% 22.0% 20.9% 36.7% 11.1% 32.8% 14.5% 8.7% 22.3% 12.0% 8.5% 26.4% 20.9% 16.3% 17.5% 31.5%

93,401 47,704 681,529 144,844 221,028 206,071 109,586 4,059 14,762 84,822 198,399 7,827 68,275 115,976 15,016 12,301 54,748 87,676 381,457 1,583 15,058 11,498 17,189 1,479 5,506 3,228 62,297 5,249 1,991,039

12,226 5,715

324,253 82,837 111,563 88,867 40,986

464 3,693 6,387 54,296 1,261 11,909 28,509 3,335 2,583 20,093 9,745 123,608

229 1,346 2,658 2,094

124 1,517

667 10,252

776 627,740

13.1% 12.0% 47.6% 57.2% 50.5% 43.1% 37.4% 11.4% 25.0%

7.5% 27.4% 16.1% 17.4% 24.6% 22.2% 21.0% 36.7% 11.1% 32.4% 14.5% 8.9% 23.1% 12.2% 8.4% 27.6% 20.7% 16.5% 14.8% 31.5%

Count of all employees in pay status taken at the last pay period or last day of September. *NRC is an excepted Service Agency.

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Table 1B Total On-Board Employees -- Veterans with Preference

Total Executive Branch Agencies

Executive Order Agencies

Agriculture Commerce Defense Air Force Army Navy Defense Activities Education Energy HHS Homeland Security HUD Interior Justice Labor State Transportation Treasury Veterans Affairs AID EPA GSA NASA NSF OPM NRC* SSA SBA Total Executive Order Agencies

FY 2016

All Employees

Veterans with Preference

2,042,669

544,178

% 26.6%

FY 2017

All Employees

Veterans with Preference

2,034,269 543,916

% 26.7%

96,591 46,046 687,435 146,175 223,244 206,679 111,337

4,362 15,153 86,552 191,644 8,061 71,057 117,127 15,766 13,126 55,172 92,109 373,149 1,733 15,634 11,552 17,251 1,455 5,358 3,521 64,394

4,119 1,998,367

11,508 4,919 283,486 71,359 97,675 79,196 35,256

399 3,136 6,095 44,457 1,153 10,719 23,810 3,247 2,412 15,821 8,372 102,374

239 1,160 2,187 1,570

98 1,260

583 9,506

659 539,170

11.9% 10.7% 41.2% 48.8% 43.8% 38.3% 31.7% 9.1% 20.7%

7.0% 23.2% 14.3% 15.1% 20.3% 20.6% 18.4% 28.7% 9.1% 27.4% 13.8%

7.4% 18.9% 9.1% 6.7% 23.5% 16.6% 14.8% 16.0% 27.0%

93,401 47,704 681,529 144,844 221,028 206,071 109,586 4,059 14,762 84,822 198,399 7,827 68,275 115,976 15,016 12,301 54,748 87,676 381,457 1,583 15,058 11,498 17,189 1,479 5,506 3,228 62,297 5,249 1,991,039

11,301 5,048 282,130 70,881 97,460 78,845 34,944

396 3,133 5,985 45,774 1,135 10,550 23,666 3,116 2,303 15,980 8,026 103,232

217 1,147 2,275 1,607

101 1,355

532 9,341

707 539,057

12.1% 10.6% 41.4% 48.9% 44.1% 38.3% 31.9% 9.8% 21.2%

7.1% 23.1% 14.5% 15.5% 20.4% 20.8% 18.7% 29.2% 9.2% 27.1% 13.7%

7.6% 19.8% 9.3% 6.8% 24.6% 16.5% 15.0% 13.5% 27.1%

Count of all employees in pay status taken at the last pay period or last day of September. *NRC is an excepted Service Agency.

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Table 1C Total On-Board Employees -- Disabled Veterans

Total Executive Branch Agencies

Executive Order Agencies

Agriculture Commerce Defense Air Force Army Navy Defense Activities Education Energy HHS Homeland Security HUD Interior Justice Labor State Transportation Treasury Veterans Affairs AID EPA GSA NASA NSF OPM NRC* SSA SBA Total Executive Order Agencies

FY 2016

All Employees

Disabled Veterans

2,042,669 259,238

% 12.7%

FY 2017

All Employees

Disabled Veterans

2,034,269 273,428

% 13.4%

96,591 46,046 687,435 146,175 223,244 206,679 111,337

4,362 15,153 86,552 191,644 8,061 71,057 117,127 15,766 13,126 55,172 92,109 373,149 1,733 15,634 11,552 17,251 1,455 5,358 3,521 64,394

4,119 1,998,367

4,965 1,919 134,433 31,559 50,838 34,316 17,720

186 1,320 2,637 16,289

643 4,790 7,816 1,812 1,095 5,707 3,891 60,739

112 550 1,060 676

52 686 168 5,075 327 256,948

5.1% 4.2% 19.6% 21.6% 22.8% 16.6% 15.9% 4.3% 8.7% 3.0% 8.5% 8.0% 6.7% 6.7% 11.5% 8.3% 10.3% 4.2% 16.3% 6.5% 3.5% 9.2% 3.9% 3.6% 12.8% 4.8% 7.9% 7.9% 12.9%

93,401 47,704 681,529 144,844 221,028 206,071 109,586 4,059 14,762 84,822 198,399 7,827 68,275 115,976 15,016 12,301 54,748 87,676 381,457 1,583 15,058 11,498 17,189 1,479 5,506 3,228 62,297 5,249 1,991,039

5,184 2,093 142,108 33,432 54,090 35,785 18,801

185 1,405 2,679 18,218

673 5,052 8,179 1,777 1,085 5,996 3,965 63,228

102 593 1,174 748 61 770 156 5,231 383 271,045

5.6% 4.4% 20.9% 23.1% 24.5% 17.4% 17.2% 4.6% 9.5% 3.2% 9.2% 8.6% 7.4% 7.1% 11.8% 8.8% 11.0% 4.5% 16.6% 6.4% 3.9% 10.2% 4.4% 4.1% 14.0% 4.8% 8.4% 7.3% 13.6%

Count of all employees in pay status taken at the last pay period or last day of September. *NRC is an excepted Service Agency.

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