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The Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, or VETS, published final regulations on priority hiring of veterans and eligible spouses. The new rules appeared in the December 19 Federal Register.

VETS is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor.

The new regulations apply to “any workforce preparation, development or delivery program or service that is directly funded, in whole or in part, by the [U.S.] Department of Labor” as provided by the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002.

This is especially important since most state departments of labor are funded at least in part by the U.S. Department of Labor. 

“Priority of service is an important acknowledgment of the sacrifices of the men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces,” said Charles Ciccolella, assistant secretary of labor for VETS. “The department’s strategic vision for priority of service honors veterans and eligible spouses of veterans as our heroes at home, and envisions that the employment and training programs funded by the department, including the workforce investment system, will identify, inform and deliver comprehensive services to veterans and eligible spouses as part of their strategic workforce development activities across the country.”

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