Empowering FED Vets Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Empowering Federal Employment for Veterans Act of 2017 or the Empowering FED Vets Act This bill requires executive agencies to establish or maintain a Veterans Employment Program Office and designate a veterans employment official to: (1) enhance employment opportunities for veterans within the agency, (2) provide employment counseling and training programs to applicants to help match the skills and career aspirations of veterans to agency needs, (3) participate in agency career development programs to leverage those programs in matching veterans' career aspirations with high-growth occupations, and (4) provide mandatory annual training to human resources employees and hiring managers concerning veterans' employment. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) shall: facilitate coordination among such officials; establish a Veterans Program Office to provide government-wide leadership in recruitment and employment of veterans in the executive branch; regularly convene such officials for working-level meetings to share information on best practices, prospective applicants, and strategies for matching veterans with appropriate employment; develop mandatory annual training on veterans' e…