House Passes Legislation to Streamline VA’s Hiring Procedures
The House has passed legislation designed to improve the VA's ability to hire and retain quality federal employees.
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The House has passed legislation designed to improve the VA's ability to hire and retain quality federal employees.
The House passed legislation that would make it easier to fire VA employees for misconduct or poor performance as well as allow the agency Secretary to reduce employee…
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