VA fires medical center director for the second time this year

Federal Times: WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs officials for the second time this year fired the director of the department’s medical center in the nation’s capitol, this time using new accountability measures passed by Congress this summer.

The case now becomes the first major test of those new firing rules, signed into law by President Donald Trump in June and heralded by supporters as a way to clean up a culture of corruption at VA. But union officials have been skeptical of the changes, saying shortened appeals times and broader authorities for political appointees may result in legal challenges.

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