ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DRS
Technologies, a Finmeccanica Company, announced today that it has
earned a 2014 Military Friendly Employer title by Victory Media,
publisher of G.I. Jobs and
Military Spouse, and is recognized as one of 185 companies
favored among military veterans, according to survey
results.
Companies competed for the elite Military Friendly Employer
title in a data-driven survey of more than 5,000 companies with
resulting survey data independently tested by Ernst & Young LLP
based on weightings and methodology established by Victory
Media. Criteria for the survey included a benchmark score
across key programs and policies such as the strength of company
military recruiting efforts, the percentage of new hires with prior
military service, retention programs, and company policies on
National Guard and Reserve service.
DRS seeks to hire military talent and has long recognized hiring
from the military community offers the company strategic
competitive advantage. "It is particularly important that we
show our support to veterans by recognizing their skills and
offering them challenging and rewarding careers after the
military," according to Toby
Mannheimer, senior vice president of human resources at DRS
Technologies." "I am proud that our company has been
recognized by multiple organizations as a top business for veterans
to work," Mannheimer said.
This is the second year DRS has been chosen for this
recognition. The company was also recently selected for the
"Best for Vets: Employers" list by the Military Times EDGE
publication. The company joined 40 other companies that went
above and beyond the call of duty for their military and veteran
employees with policies that help veterans with everything from
recruiting to reserve duty.
Now in its eleventh year, Military Friendly Employers media is
the premier resource for transitioning service members and spouses
seeking civilian employment. DRS Technologies will be
showcased, along with other 2014 Military Friendly Employers in the
December edition of G.I. Jobs
magazine and online at MilitaryFriendly.com.
"The 2014 Military Friendly Employers represent the preeminent
tier of companies with strong military recruitment programs and
meaningful job opportunities for transitioning service members and
spouses seeking civilian employment," said Sean Collins, Vice President for Victory Media
and a nine-year Navy veteran. "Our Military Friendly
Employers constitute the group of companies actually moving the
needle and hiring from the military community. The 2014 Military
Friendly Employers reported hiring over 117,000 service members and
spouses over the last 12 months, representing an average of 14
percent of total new hires."
About Victory Media
Publisher of
G.I. Jobs, the company is a
service-disabled, veteran-owned small business, serving the
military community since 2001. Military Friendly lists and
methodology can be found at MilitaryFriendly.com. Data-driven
lists are published in G.I. Jobs,
Military Spouse, Vetrepreneur magazines, republished in periodicals
like USA Today, Wall Street
Journal, Fortune, Forbes and Bloomberg Business Week, and are
frequently cited on national TV programs such as CNN, CNBC, NBC,
Fox News and others.
About DRS Technologies
DRS Technologies is a
leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to
military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors
worldwide and is the 2013 recipient of the Defense Security Service
Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence as well as three James
S. Cogswell Awards for Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement.
The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica SpA
(FNC.MI), which employs approximately 70,000 people worldwide.
For additional information please contact:
Michael Mount
Director, Public Affairs
571-447-4624
mmount@drs.com
SOURCE DRS Technologies
