VA Is Letting Senior Officials Off the Hook While Disproportionately Punishing Whistleblowers, Audit Finds

Government Executive: The Veterans Affairs Department may have taken disciplinary action against hundreds of rank-and-file employees without justification, according to a new report, while in some cases failing to follow through on punishments for senior leaders after they were proposed.

Congress has for years worked to reform the disciplinary process at VA, with President Trump last year signing into law new procedures that expedite firings and make it easier for the department to prove its case.

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