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FOR RELEASE
Contact: John K. Lopez
(202) 669-1982
www.asdv.org
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT PERFORMS POORLY FOR SERVICE DISABLED
VETERAN ENTERPRISES
In
spite of admonishments by the recent 106th U.S. Congress,
Federal Agencies continue to ignore the requirement to
assist Service Disabled Veterans to maintain their rehabilitation
effort.
Based
on thirteen indices of performance, the Association for
Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV) businesses has disclosed
that only two (2) agencies have non-failing record for assisting
Service Disabled and Prisoner of War Veterans (SDV) to maintain
their rehabilitation as smaller business owners and operators
(SDVE).
"All
Americans should be ashamed of this lack of support of those
persons who sacrificed their well being for the freedom
and security of the world," said John K. Lopez, Chairman
of ASDV.
However,
it is noteworthy that in recent weeks several agencies such
as General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department
of Defense have
"made the connection" between their prosperity and the sacrifice
of America's service disabled veterans.
ASDV
is compiling similar indices measuring the telecommunications,
telecom manufacturing, banking, financial services and power
utility's community support for the rehabilitation of our
nation's service disabled and prisoner of war veterans.
ASDV
U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PATRIOT INDEX |
| |
| Department |
Score |
Rank |
Abuse |
| Veterans Affairs |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Treasury |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Transportation |
0 |
F |
0 |
| State |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Labor |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Justice |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Interior |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Housing |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Health and Human Services |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Energy |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Education |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Defense |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Commerce |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Agriculture |
0 |
F |
0 |
| |
| U.S.
FEDERAL AGENCY PATRIOT INDEX |
| |
| Agency |
Score |
Rank |
Abuse |
| Small Business |
3 |
D |
0 |
| General Services |
2 |
D |
0 |
| Federal Communication |
2 |
D |
0 |
| Governement Printing |
12 |
A |
0 |
| Social Security |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Telecommunications |
0 |
F |
0 |
| National Park |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Federal National Mortgage |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Internal Revenue |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Environmental Protection |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Federal Reserve |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Federal Highway |
0 |
F |
0 |
| U.S. Postal Service |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Federal Aviation |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Farm Credit |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Export Import Bank |
0 |
F |
0 |
| Food & Drug |
0 |
F |
0 |
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| An
evaluation of the performance of selected corporations
in providing opportunities for the rehabilitation of
disabled in military service and prisoner of war veterans
(SDV). The score 12 reflects the highest number of individual
and positive programs. The letter rank indicates the
combined approval of performance: |
"A" is Excellent
"B" Is Satisfactory
"C" is Average |
"D" is Poor
"F" is Failed Effort. |
| Fourth
Quarter Ending September 30, 2005 |
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