Lawmakers push to make it easier to discipline, fire VA workersThe move follows years of debate over whether department leaders are doing enough to root out problematic staffersBy Leo Shane III3 months ago
Lawmakers demand VA fire substandard staff fasterCritics say department leaders have given up on rules designed to help them fire problematic staffers faster.By Leo Shane III6 months ago
Even bigger budgets for VA? Secretary offers his thoughts on department progress, challengesAfter 16 months on the job, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie insists the department is performing better than ever before.By Leo Shane III4 years ago
This week in Congress: New worries about the NDAADefense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Oct. 28, 2019.By Leo Shane III4 years ago
VA office charged with protecting whistleblowers hurts them instead, investigators sayThe VA inspector general found widespread concerns with the two-year-old office, and multiple practices that would discourage employees from reporting wrongdoing.By Leo Shane III4 years ago
Senior VA leaders disciplined after ant infestation at nursing homeFamily members found a dying patient covered with dozens of bug bites.By Leo Shane III4 years ago
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