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Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL) is taking another shot at reforming policy at the VA, this time with a bill that would strengthen whistleblower protections and institute a number of measures intended to hold agency employees more accountable for wrongdoing.
A new report ranks federal agencies by the level of job satisfaction expressed by employees in the Senior Executive Service.
Legislation has been introduced in the House that is designed to improve the hiring process at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The VA is issuing a proposed rule to remove restrictions on transgender surgery for veterans.
A VA employee ordered retroactively restored when his removal was cancelled by the MSPB argues with the agency’s handling of his account with the Thrift Savings Plan.
The House has passed several bills that would impact veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs in various ways. Here is a summary of these bills.
VA Secretary Robert McDonald set off a political firestorm this week when he made comments comparing the wait times at VA hospitals to those at lines for rides at Disney World. Lawmakers are coming out of the woodwork condemning the remarks. Should McDonald resign or is the controversy overblown?
Federal employee advocacy groups sent a letter to Senate leaders this week expressing concerns about the Veterans First Act, saying that it would undermine protections for VA employees who are subject to discipline for misconduct or performance.
Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) is introducing legislation to clamp down on VA food safety inspections after a whistleblower report highlighted unsanitary conditions at a kitchen facility in a Chicago area VA hospital.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has introduced legislation to pay veterans who have suffered a traumatic injury to their reproductive organs $20,000 to be used for adoption fees or other personal expenses.
