Is VA's new firing authority the next civil service reform?

Federal Times: On Oct. 6, the Veterans Affairs Department began the firing process for four senior executives for infractions including personal misconduct, steering contracts to preferred providers and for the continued fallout from the patient scheduling scandal.

The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 passed by Congress Aug. 7 gave the VA secretary the power to more easily fire and demote senior execs, which proponents say is crucial to reforming the agency.

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