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OPM Details Great Strides in Hiring People with Disabilities

OPM Details Great Strides in Hiring People with Disabilities.
by Kimberly Kirkpatrick

In a report released on December 19, 2013, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that, in Fiscal Year 2012, people with disabilities were hired at a higher percentage than at any point in the past 32 years.

Additionally, people with targeted disabilities were hired at a higher percentage than at any time in the past 17 years. This success has also led to more people with disabilities serving in federal service than at any time in the past 32 years.

View the report.

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