Native American Veterans: DOL Needs a Clear Plan to Improve Employment and Training Services on…

“In October 2010, DOL submitted a report to Congress recommending that the agency take actions to increase employment and training opportunities for Native American veterans living on tribal lands. [In this report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)] assessed (1) the status of DOL efforts to implement the report's recommendations and (2) whether and how DOL can improve on its efforts to implement the report's recommendations. GAO reviewed federal laws, regulations, and DOL guidance; interviewed DOL, state, and tribal officials as well as Native American veterans; and conducted site visits to tribal lands in four U.S. regions" (Highlights page). (Abstractor: Author)

Full Publication Title: Native American Veterans: DOL Needs a Clear Plan to Improve Employment and Training Services on Tribal Lands

“The Department of Labor (DOL) was in the early stages of implementing several of the 2010 report’s recommendations…The agency had begun to take steps to respond to three of the report’s six recommendations: improve interagency collaboration, create an advisory subcommittee for Native American veterans, and conduct a needs assessment. To increase collaboration, DOL had conducted several listening sessions with tribal leadership and had begun collaborating with agencies that serve veterans…With regard to an advisory subcommittee, DOL was developing a proposal to establish a subgroup for Native American veterans on its existing veterans’ employment and training advisory committee…To assess need, DOL had identified a potential source for data within [the Department of Defense] DOD that provides race and ethnicity…However, DOL had taken little to no action on recommendations to increase outreach, pursue program flexibility, and boost economic development... The GAO recommends that DOL develop a written strategy to implement the 2010 recommendations that incorporates roles and responsibilities, goals, costs, and time frames. DOL should also expand collaboration with other agencies to leverage resources and identify and disseminate lessons learned from prior relevant efforts. DOL agreed with GAO’s recommendations” (Highlights page). (Abstractor: Author)

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• Resource Publication Date: 2013
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