VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment : better incentives, workforce planning, and performance reporting could improve program : report to congressional requesters.

In 2004, the Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program was reviewed by a VR&E Task Force. It recommended numerous changes, in particular focusing on employment through a new Five-Track service delivery model and increasing program capacity. Since then, VR...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Subjects:	United States. > Department of Labor. > Veteran's Employment and Training Service > Evaluation. Disabled veterans > Rehabilitation > United States. Vocational rehabilitation > Law and legislation > United States. Disabled veterans > Employment > United States. Veterans > Employment > United States. Veterans > Training of > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS112135

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Summary:	In 2004, the Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program was reviewed by a VR&E Task Force. It recommended numerous changes, in particular focusing on employment through a new Five-Track service delivery model and increasing program capacity. Since then, VR&E has worked to implement these recommendations. To help Congress understand whether VR&E is now better prepared to meet the needs of veterans with disabilities, GAO was asked to determine (1) how the implementation of the Five-Track Employment Process has affected VR&E's focus on employment, (2) the extent to which VR&E has taken steps to improve its capacity, and (3) how program outcomes are reported. To ensure VR&E can meet the needs of veterans, GAO recommends that VR&E consider cost-effective options to align the program's financial incentives with its employment mission as well as engage in a strategic workforce planning process that collects and uses relevant data. Additionally, GAO recommends that VA improve the transparency of reports on VR&E program performance.
Item Description:	Title from PDF title screen (viewed on Jan. 27, 2009). "January 2009." "GAO-09-34." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	ii, 43 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 1/27/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0934.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.