Veteran preference in federal hiring: The ‘third rail of civil service reform,’ expert says.

The Washington Post: With an effort in Congress to scale back veteran preference in federal hiring awaiting action by a House-Senate conference committee, a former top personnel official says there’s a better plan.

Jeffrey Neal, who was in charge of hiring for the Department of Homeland Security until he retired in 2011, says a Senate proposal to limit veteran preference to a single use is flawed because it does take into account former service members’ high job turnover.

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