• Adversity to Entrepreneurial Venture

    Communications Manager at Veteran Entrepreneurial Transfer, Inc.,

    After a debilitating motorcycle accident, most people’s wheels would stop turning, but for former Marine John Miller, they were just getting started.

  • Veterans in Crisis–The Problem and the Possible Solution

    Afghanistan War Veteran

    Veterans across the country have had major problems obtaining a job because the majority of skills that were acquired through our military service do not translate into the civilian sector—read my possible solution to this problem.

  • VA’s First Veterans Career Fair: By the Numbers

    A few weeks ago, VA held its first career fair […]

  • Secretary Shinseki to the Private Sector: Hire our Veterans

    This week, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki met with National Franchise […]

  • Vets Descend on Washington for Career Fair and Expo

    Job opportunities were up for grabs on Wednesday at the […]

  • VA Career Fair Aims to Connect Vets with Jobs

    Everybody is talking about jobs, especially Veterans. In today’s economic […]

  • Out of Uniform?

    U.S. Navy Veteran

    Career transition, job searching, and interviewing are stressful events for almost everyone, but the stress level is typically higher for those leaving the service. I wrote Out of Uniform to give veterans the tools they need to help aid in that transition.

  • The Missing Link: National Resource Directory

    U.S. Army Veteran

    Today, government agencies are joining in the efforts to provide resources to the more than two million members of the Armed Forces who have deployed across the globe, the millions of Veterans from other eras, their families, and their caregivers.

  • CWT Success: The Program That Helped Change My Life

    U.S. Air Force Veteran and VA employee

    It’s called the CWT program, which stands for “Compensated Work Therapy,” and it helped change my life.

  • Helping Veterans Transition to Careers in Nursing

    Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    Many Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans received training as health care providers while they served in their deployments. The President is committed to helping these Veterans translate the health care skills gained during their enlistment into nursing jobs when they return home.

  • Career-Ready Veterans: Supporting the President’s Call

    Deputy Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs

    Navy Corpsman Joseph Kidd quickly learned that his medical skills-good enough to qualify him to save lives on the front lines-weren't recognized in the emergency room of his local hospital in Minnesota.

  • Compensated Work Therapy Benefits Veterans and NCA

    Director, South Florida National Cemetery

    In the dozen years I have been with the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), I have witnessed some amazing things that remind me what I admire about our country and the civil servants who give back to Veterans experiencing tough times.