United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-11-08 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-254T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-254T P0b002ee180382b46 f:d08254t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-254T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-254T GAO-08-254T Accountability Armed forces reserves Civilian employees Claims processing Employment Investigations by federal agencies Military personnel Military reserve personnel Program evaluation Veterans benefits Veterans employment programs Program implementation Testimony A78050 Since September 11, 2001, the Department of Defense (DOD) has mobilized more than 500,000 National Guard and Reserve members. As reservists return to civilian life, concerns exist about difficulties with their civilian employment. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) of 1994 protects the employment rights of individuals, largely National Guard and Reserve members, as they transition back to their civilian employment. GAO has issued a number of reports on agency efforts to carry out their USERRA responsibilities. DOD, the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) have key responsibilities under the act. GAO was asked to discuss the overall process that the agencies use to implement USERRA. Specifically, this testimony addresses (1) organizational accountability in the implementation of USERRA and (2) actions that the agencies have taken to improve their processes to implement USERRA. For this testimony, GAO drew from its most recent reports on USERRA. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-254T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-254T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-254T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-254T.pdf GAO-08-254T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-254T Testimony GAO-08-254T; Military Personnel: Federal Agencies Have Taken Actions to Address Servicemembers' Employment Rights, but a Single Entity Needs to Maintain Visibility to Improve Focus on Overall Program Results; Accountability Armed forces reserves Civilian employees Claims processing Employment Investigations by federal agencies Military personnel Military reserve personnel Program evaluation Veterans benefits Veterans employment programs Program implementation Public Law 108-454 Public Law 110-92