Transition Employment

A watchdog agency has come up with a list of 45 government programs to aid veterans.

Howard Schultz, now considering a run for president, is a longtime donor to military and veterans’ causes.

The Honor Foundation takes a different approach in aiding the transition to civilian life.

Helmets to Hardhats introduces transitioning service members to promising career providers and vice versa.

Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy joined an event to promote veteran entrepreneurs.

The veterans unemployment rate rose from 2.9 to 3.1 percent last month, but remains near historic lows.

"The problem is the quality of the military job descriptions and skills on which the tool's ontology is based."

"We are not adequately equipping our troops with the resources needed to be successful in the next chapter of their lives."

"A lot of the large companies that have needed this talent all along, now realize the asset of hiring from the military."

The VA has begun hiring more job counselors to reduce caseloads for the existing staff.