By Lisa Rein
The share of federal jobs going to veterans is at its highest level in five years,new data shows, with former service members comprising almost half of full-time hires in the last fiscal year.
One in three people in government is now a veteran, proof that the White Houseâs six-year push to give those who served in the military a leg up in the long hiring queue for federal jobs is working.
The bad news is that once veterans get into government, they donât stay long. Theyâre more likely to leave their jobs within two years than non-veterans, the Office of Personnel Management reports, even if theyâve transferred from other federal agencies.
The Small Business Administration had the most trouble keeping veterans in fiscal 
2014, with just 62 percent staying two years or more, compared to 88 percent of non-veterans. Former service members left the Commerce Department at similar rates, with 68 percent staying two years or more compared to 82 percent for non-veterans.
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