1. Veterans Employment Initiative
Veteran Employment Performance Model Fiscal Years

2. Agency Groupings by Size1
< 10K Employees
(7 Agencies)
Education USAID
SBA OPM
NRC HUD
NSF 2
> 10K – 40K
(6 Agencies)
GSA Energy
(State***) EPA
NASA DOL 3
> 40K – 80K
(4 Agencies)
DOC DOI
DOT
SSA 4
> 80K – 250K
(5 Agencies)
DHS Treasury
Justice USDA
HHS 5
> 250K
(2 Agencies)
DoD VA

3. Rating Scheme Veteran New Hires D/Veteran New Hires
Total Veterans On Board
Veteran Retention
Agency EOY % Against Previous Year’s Group Average
Agency EOY Veteran Rate Against Agency Non-Veteran Rate

4. Rating Levels Exemplary (EX) 3.50 – 4.00 Highly Effective (HE)
2.75 – 3.49
Effective (E)
2.00 – 2.74
Needs Improvement (NI)
1.00 – 1.99

5. Veteran Employment Performance Model
Performance Element
FY Agency Results
Rating
Level Points
Weight
Points X
Overall
Ratings
Veteran New Hires %
NI to EX
1- 4
40%
Performance
Level
3.50 – 4.00 = EX
2.75 – 3.49 = HE
2.00 – 2.74 = E
1.00 – 1.99 = NI
Disabled Veteran New Hires
Total Veterans On-Board
10%
Veteran New Hire Retention Rate
TOTAL
100%
Agency Result in Each Element = NI to EX Rating with Associated Points
Sum of 4 Element Sub-Total = Total Points = Overall Rating Level

6. Agency Performance Standards
Veteran and Disabled Veteran New Hires
Performance Rating
Definition
Value
Exemplary (EX)
Exceeds the group average by 2 or more percentage points 4
Highly Effective (HE)
Exceeds the group average by more than 1 but less than 2 percentage points 3
Effective (E)
Exceeds the group average by 1 or less percentage points 2
Needs Improvement (NI)
Below the group average percentage 1
Note: Agencies performing at or above 25% Veteran New Hires (10% Disabled Veteran New Hires) automatically receive an Exemplary Rating and should focus on other Veteran employment areas.
Total Veteran On-Board
Performance Rating
Definition
Value
Exemplary (EX)
Exceeds the group average by 2 or more percentage points 4
Highly Effective (HE)
Exceeds the group average by more than 1 but less than 2 percentage points 3
Effective (E)
Exceeds the group average by 1 or less percentage points 2
Needs Improvement (NI)
Below the group average percentage 1
Note: Agencies performing at or above 25% of total Veterans On-Board automatically receive an Exemplary Rating and should focus on other Veteran employment areas.

7. Agency Performance Standards Cont’d
Veteran New Hire Retention Rate
Performance Rating
Definition
Value
Exemplary (EX)
5 or less percentage points below the current year’s Non-Veteran New Hire Retention Rate 4
Highly Effective (HE)
Less than 8 but more than 5 percentage points below the current year’s Non-Veteran New Hire Retention Rate 3
Effective (E)
Less than 10 but more than 8 percentage points below the current year’s Non-Veteran New Hire Retention Rate 2
Needs Improvement (NI)
More than 10 percentage points below the current year’s Non-Veteran New Hire Retention Rate 1

8. Automatic Exemplary Ratings
If an agency is performing above:
25% in Veteran New Hires
10% in Disabled Veteran New Hires
25% of Total Veterans On-Board
they will receive an “EX” for that element
Does not apply to Veteran New Hire Retention Rate Element

9. Example FY-14 Performance Summary
Performance Element
EOY Group Results
EOY Agency Results
Rating Level/ Points
Weight Assigned
Points X Weight Assigned
Summary Ratings Total Weighted Points
Veteran New Hires
15.2
34.6% EX 4
40%
1.60
= EX = HE = E = NI
Disabled Veteran New Hires
5.6
15.9%
Total Veterans On-Board
15.5
11.5% NI 1
10%
0.10
Veteran New Hire Retention Rate
87.8% *
74.7%
TOTAL
100%
3.40
Highly Effective
* Veteran New Hire Retention Rate results are compared against the agency’s non-veteran new hire retention rate.