Veterans' Employment and Training: Services Provided by Labor Department Programs

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the use of two grant funds, the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) and the Local Veterans' Employment Representative (LVER), administered by the Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), focusing on: (1) national funding trends for DVOP and LVER staff and how funds are allocated to the states; (2) how state performance is measured; (3) position requirements for DVOP and LVER staff and characteristics of DVOP and LVER staff; and (4) how DVOP and LVER staff spend their time and integrate their services with other veterans' employment service programs, such as the Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling Program (VR&C) and the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for separating service members.