11.08.2024
VIRTUAL SERVICE OPERATIONS RECEIVES 2024 HIRE VETS MEDALLION AWARD FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR–U.S. 
VIRTUAL SERVICE OPERATIONS RECEIVES 2024 HIRE VETS MEDALLION AWARD FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR–U.S. 

For the fifth consecutive year, Virtual Service Operations was recognized as one of the 839 recipients of the 2024 HIRE Vets Medallion Award during a virtual award ceremony presented by U.S. Department of Labor(tag). Virtual Service Operations earned the Platinum Award, recognizing us for our high veteran employment rates, retention rates, and our veteran program. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (HIRE Vets Act) Medallion Program is the only federal award program that recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain veterans.

Stephen O’Keefe, VSO CEO, reflects on the importance of this award: 

This is VSO’s 5th anniversary for receiving the “Hire Vets Award” and our fourth consecutive year being honored with the Platinum level. This award is making an impact by highlighting what a gift veterans are to our team and any business that is truly striving for excellence. I am grateful for President Trump’s establishment of this award back in 2017 to bring focus to this national treasure and for our fellow platinum awardee and VSO customer, RTX, for continuing to make this important mission a priority.

Virtual Service Operations joins 838 other companies from 49 states, plus the District of Columbia, who have shown a commitment not only to hiring veterans, but also ensuring that they have a long-term career and growth plan that uses the diverse skills they acquired through their military service.

Recipients of the 2024 HIRE Vets Medallion Award meet rigorous employment and veteran criteria, including veteran hiring and retention percentages, availability of veteran-specific resources, leadership programming for veterans, dedicated human resource efforts, pay compensation, and tuition assistance programs for veterans. VSO proudly stands with more than 1,600 employers who have earned a HIRE Vets Medallion Award since 2019.

About Virtual Service Operations:

VSO is an award-winning cloud managed services and consulting company serving the U.S. Public Sector and Commercial markets with a military veteran-led delivery team and innovative proprietary technical solutions. VSO provides services to design, build, and migrate secure applications and data. Our operations and optimization solutions give customers transparency, reliability, and predictability. 

About the HIRE Vets Medallion Program: 

The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is earned by businesses that demonstrate unparalleled commitment to attracting, hiring and retaining veterans. The 2025 HIRE Vets Medallion Award application period will open to employers on Jan. 31, 2025. For more information about the program and the application process, visit HIREVets.gov. 

There are different awards for large employers (500-plus employees), medium employers (51-499 employees), and small employers (50 or fewer employees). Additionally, there are two award tiers: platinum and gold.