The Presidential Planner

ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: President Obama this morning will receive his regular briefings – the Presidential Daily Briefing and the Economic Daily Briefing. Ahead of Veterans Day on Wednesday, Mr. Obama will sign an Executive Order “on the employment of veterans in the federal government” in the Oval Office, the White House says.
The Executive Order will establish a Council on Veterans Employment that will be chaired by the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Affairs. In addition it also establishes a Veterans Employment Program office within most Federal agencies. "These offices will be responsible for helping veterans identify employment opportunities within those Federal agencies, provide feedback to veterans about their employment application status, and help veterans recently employed by these agencies adjust to civilian life and a workplace culture often different than military service," the White House says. Finally, this Executive Order also requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to issue a government wide strategic plan to move forward the vision of the Executive Order. "This plan focuses on creating a leadership commitment on veteran employment, an infrastructure to put it in place, and a marketing campaign for Federal agencies that will increase employment success for veterans within Federal agencies," the White House says. Expect many Veterans Day related events this week leading up to Wednesday. Mr. Obama on Friday ordered all flags on all federal buildings to be flown at half-staff until Veterans Day to honor those killed in the Fort Hood shooting. In the evening, Mr. Obama will sit down one-on-one with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office. The Prime Minister is in Washington, DC for the three-day 2009 General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America. Last week, the White House said they were unaware of any meeting with Netanyahu on the schedule, but the meeting was announced Sunday by the White House. -Sunlen Miller