HOW CAN A CIVILIAN BE SELECTED OVER A DISABLED VETERAN FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT?
Veterans’ preference does not require federal agencies to use any particular appointment process when filling vacancies. Therefore, hiring officials have at their discretion the ability to select applicants from various sources – casting a wide net to find the most qualified. This means a veteran may be listed as the top candidate on one list, yet the selecting official may, at his or her discretion, choose to select an applicant from another list or source, which does not contain veteran candidates.
