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GAO-16-796R 1 (2016-07-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsji0001 and id is 1 raw text is: cIAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-328228 July 11, 2016 The Honorable John McCain Chairman The Honorable Jack Reed Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Mac Thornberry Chairman The Honorable Adam Smith Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary: Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for Military Personnel Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Defense (DOD), Office of the Secretary entitled Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for Military Personnel (RIN: 0790-AJ17). We received the rule on June 24, 2016. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on June 28, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 41,803. The final rule establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for administration of the DOD Transition Assistance Program (TAP). The goal of TAP is to prepare all eligible members of the military services for a transition to civilian life, including preparing them to meet Career Readiness Standards (CRS). TAP provides information and training to ensure service members leaving active duty and eligible reserve component service members being released from active duty are prepared for their next step in life whether pursuing additional education, finding a job in the public or private sector, starting their own business or other form of self-employment, or returning to school or an existing job. Service members receive training to meet CRS through the Transition GPS (Goals, Plans, Success) curricula, including a core curricula and individual tracks focused on accessing higher education, career technical training, and entrepreneurship. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), all service members who are separating, retiring, or being released from a period of 180 days or more of continuous active duty must complete all mandatory requirements of the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act, which includes pre-separation counseling to develop an individual transition plan and identify their career planning needs; attend VA benefits briefings I and I to understand what VA benefits the service member earned, how to apply for them, and leverage them for a positive economic outcome; and attend the Department of Labor employment workshop, which focuses on the GAO-1 6-796R

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