AbilityOne Provides Jobs for Disabled Veterans

Week of October 13, 2008

The Defense Department is a strong supporter of the federally managed AbilityOne program, which works with private and public groups to provide goods and services to the government and jobs for the blind and other people who have severe disabilities, including wounded veterans. More than 1,300 wounded military veterans are part of the program's 43,000-strong work force, according to a DoD news release. The Defense Department is the program's largest customer, the release said, as it purchases more than $1.3 billion in goods and services each year, including laundry services, uniforms, office supplies and grounds maintenance. Read the full article on Military.com.