Senator John McCain (R-AZ) sent a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald this week demanding information on why two disciplinary cases against senior executives at the VA have gone unresolved for a year and a half.
The author says that he doesn’t believe that wholesale firings would be a good solution to the government’s personnel problems.
A senior IG official at the Department of Veterans Affairs was reportedly observed masturbating in a visible conference room in view of a teachers conference. The official resigned with his pension intact before the allegations became publicly available.
Which federal agencies are the least recommended by the federal employees who work for them? A new report provides the answer.
Legislation was introduced in the House this week that would give the VA Secretary the authority to recoup relocation expenses paid to VA employees.
A weight loss program for truck drivers, dead people at SSA, and unused solar panels at the VA – these are just some of the items that Senator James Lankford (R-OK) highlights in a new report on wasteful spending in federal agencies that follows a tradition begun by his predecessor, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK).
The House of Representatives passed legislation this week that would limit bonuses paid to Veterans Affairs employees in the Senior Executive Service to $2 million in FY 2016.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has released a detailed plan to reform the Veterans Administration that he promises will “decrease wait times, improve healthcare outcomes, and facilitate a seamless transition from service into civilian life.”
When the Office of Personnel Management was inflexible in dealing with a decorated war veteran, a federal judge stepped in to provide rare injunctive relief “to remedy the profound injustice committed by the federal bureaucracy against a blind war veteran.”
A House panel has advanced legislation that would give the Department of Veterans Affairs secretary sweeping new authority to fire corrupt or incompetent employees for cause.
