U.S. Office of Personnel Management Veteran's Information

The Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) extends veterans' preference to Gulf War veterans as well as to recipients of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) for service in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and other areas in that region.

• New Veterans' Preference Eligibility for Gulf War veterans
• Veterans' Preference for Service in Bosnia
• Extension of Veterans' Preference Q's & A's

VetGuide explains the special rights and privileges that veterans enjoy in Federal civil service employment. The guide conveniently summarizes in one place material from many laws and regulations that affect the employment of veterans. The guide helps Federal personnel specialists ensure that veterans receive the advantages they have earned.

• World Wide Web Document (120K)
• Adobe Acrobat PDF Document (387K)

• Other Veterans Information
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Page updates 23 January 1998