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OPA News Release: [07/03/2002]
Contact Name: Gordon
Berg
Phone Number: 202-693-4745
e-VETS Now On Line
Internet Portal Links to Veterans’
Services Web Sites
WASHINGTON – Active duty military personnel, veterans,
reservists, National Guard members, and their families are now just one click
away from hundreds of web sites containing information about programs and
services available to them, thanks to a new Internet gateway developed by the
U.S. Department of Labor.
The e-VETS Resource Advisor web site can be accessed at www.dol.gov/elaws/evets.htm.
Users can choose from categories such as job search skills and tools,
employment listings, career assessment tools, entrepreneurship, federal
employment, education and training providers, Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) benefits, State veterans benefits, military records, veterans service
organizations, housing, and financial assistance.
“When I came out of the military, I had to search all over to find
out what benefits I qualified for,” said Frederico Juarbe Jr., assistant
secretary of labor for veterans employment and training. “Now anyone with
access to the Internet can easily locate programs and services to help them
become successful in the civilian economy.”
e-VETS allows users to customize their selections by selecting personal
categories including whether they are a disabled or military conflict veteran,
their branch of service, their sex and/or age, and if they have any barriers to
employment. This information allows e-VETS to produce a list of Web site links
of specific interest to an individual user.
e-VETS was developed by the Labor Department’s Veterans’
Employment and Training Service (VETS) and is part of the department’s
“e-laws” project which brings information on regulations, programs
and services to customers through the Internet.
For more information on e-VETS, contact the Veterans’ Employment
and Training Service on (202) 693-4745.
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