Labor Department takes data-driven approach to veteran hiring

Contractors will have to start collecting annual data on their veteran hiring practices in 2015, according to an updated Labor Department regulation.

The rule, released last fall, is a significant modification to a 1974 rule related to the hiring of veterans after the Vietnam War and an example of the government’s push to use data to study industry trends.

By Amrita Jayakumar

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