Lawmakers Concerned 'New' VA Leadership Transferred From Within Department

Government Executive: The Veterans Affairs Department has reshuffled its top leadership more than it has hired new management since the wait-time and patient data manipulation scandal was unearthed in 2014, according to a new investigation.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle expressed disappointment in VA’s failure to bring in more new blood, especially after VA Secretary Bob McDonald recently boasted the department had 90 percent new leadership teams in its medical centers. The criticism comes after a USA TODAY report that found just eight of the 92 VA medical center directors new to their positions since July 2014 did not previously work at the department. VA employs 140 total medical center directors, meaning just two-thirds are “new” even when including transferred employees.

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