Federal agencies must submit their Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP) Plan Certifications for FY 2004 and Accomplishment Reports for FY 2003 to the Office of Personnel Management by November 1, 2003. Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 4214, as amended, agencies are required to develop annual DVAAP plans and reports regarding their efforts to recruit, hire, and train disabled veterans. We have attached information about the certification plan as well as requirements for submitting this report.
Attachment 1: Annual Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP) Plan Certification--Fiscal Year 2003
Attachment 2: Agencies Required to Submit DVAAP Plan Certifications and Accomplishment Reports
cc: Directors of Human Resources, Directors of Equal Employment Opportunity
Attachment 1
DISABLED VETERANS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM (DVAAP)
Subpart C of part 720 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations lists the elements of an agency DVAAP plan and the criteria for accomplishment reports. Under the DVAAP, you must submit the following:
- A signed certification that your agency has a DVAAP plan for FY 2004.
We have included a suggested format for plan certification.
- A report of FY 2003 accomplishments in hiring and promoting veterans. Agency annual accomplishment reports must describe:
- Methods used to recruit and employ disabled veterans, especially those who are 30 percent or more disabled.
- Methods used to provide or improve internal advancement opportunities for disabled veterans. Please indicate specific efforts and accomplishments in providing developmental (formal training) opportunities for veterans in your narrative.
- A description of how the activities of major operating components and field installations were monitored, reviewed, and evaluated.
- An explanation of the agency's progress in implementing its affirmative action plan during the fiscal year. Where progress has not been shown, the report will cite reasons for the lack of progress, along with specific plans for overcoming cited obstacles to progress.
We ask that only one report, with cumulative data for the entire agency, be submitted to OPM.
Please send your agency's signed FY 2003 plan certification and FY 2002 accomplishment report by November 1, 2003, to:
Ronald P. Sanders
Associate Director for Strategic Human Resources Policy
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street, NW, Room 6500
Washington, DC 20415-9800.
Attachment 2 shows the agencies required to submit DVAAP plan certifications and accomplishment reports. If you have questions on DVAAP submissions, please contact the Center for Talent and Capacity Policy on 202-606-0960.
Annual Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP)
Plan Certification--Fiscal Year 2003
Please type or print clearly and return this sheet with an original signature to:
Ronald P. Sanders
Associate Director for Strategic Human Resources Policy
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street, NW, Room 6500
Washington, DC 20415-9800
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
A. Name and Address of Agency
B. Name and Title of Designated DVAAP Official Telephone and FAX Numbers: (Include address, if different from above.)
C. Name and Title of Contact Person Telephone and FAX Numbers: (Include address, if different from above.)
CERTIFICATION: I certify that the above named agency: (1) has a current DISABLED VETERANS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM (DVAAP) plan and the program is being implemented as required by 38 U.S.C. §4214, as amended, and appropriate regulations and guidance issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management; (2) that all field offices or installations having less than 500 employees are covered by a DVAAP plan; (3) that all field offices or installations having 500 or more employees are covered either by this plan or by a local plan; and (4) that such plans are available upon request from field offices or installations.
SIGNATURE____________________________________ DATE_____________
Attachment 2
AGENCIES REQUIRED TO SUBMIT DVAAP PLAN CERTIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS
Agency for International Development
Agriculture, Department of
Air Force, Department of the
American Battle Monuments Commission
Appalachian Regional Commission
Armed Services Retirement Home
Army, Department of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Central Intelligence Agency
Commerce, Department of
Commission on Civil Rights, U.S.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Corporation for National and Community Service
Court Services and Offender Supervisor Agency
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Defense Contract Management Command
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Inspector General
Defense Intelligence Agency
Defense Security Service
Defense Logistics Agency
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Defense, TRICARE
Defense, Defense Education Activity
Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Defense, Unformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Education, Department of
Energy, Department of
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget
Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Election Commission
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
Federal Trade Commission
General Services Administration
Health and Human Services, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Department of
Inter-American Foundation
Interior, Department of the
International Trade Commission
Justice, Department of
Labor, Department of
Merit Systems Protection Board
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Archives and Records Administration
National Capital Planning Commission
National Credit Union Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Gallery of Art
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
National Security Agency
National Science Foundation
National Transportation Safety Board
Navy, Department of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Office of Personnel Management
Office of Special Counsel
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Peace Corps
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service, U.S.
Railroad Retirement Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Selective Service Systems
Small Business Administration
Smithsonian Institution
Social Security Administration
State, Department of
Tennessee Valley Authority
Transportation, Department of
Treasury, Department of the
Veterans Affairs, Department of