Announcement of Competition Under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2011: Badges for Veterans Contest

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Veterans Affairs AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: To encourage creation of systems which help good jobs find Veterans and Veterans find good jobs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces a prize contest under Section 105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2011, Public Law 111-358 (2011) (the “Act”). DATES: Entries will be accepted until 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, February 27, 2012. Winners will be announced on or about March 1, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James M. Speros, Special Assistant to Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420; (202) 461-7214. (This is not a toll-free number.) Also, see Section 6. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Veterans rejoin the civilian community with up-to-date, cutting edge job skills developed during training and work experience in their military service. These job skills are highly valued and desired by civilian employers. Veterans report challenges in “translating” military job skills to their civilian counterparts and in obtaining civilian credit for military training. The easier task is drawing direct linkages between skills acquired in the military and the duties performed in civilian jobs. More challenging is obtaining civilian recognition of military training when formal education or other credential is a prerequisite for employment, self employment, or l…