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veterans affairs

Jul 2017

The government needs to end its military “freebies” recruitment tactics

Taylor Millard Jul 28, 2017 2:41 PM

End “free” health care, education, etc. for the military.

Jun 2017

Trump signs VA reform bill into law

John Sexton Jun 23, 2017 2:41 PM

“What happened was a national disgrace, and yet some of the employees involved in these scandals remained on the payrolls.”

Apr 2017

At the VA, Trump creates office of “Your Butt is Fired”

Jazz Shaw Apr 25, 2017 8:01 AM

Also to protect whistleblowers

New VA secretary “begs” for more power to fire delinquent federal workers

Jazz Shaw Apr 04, 2017 9:21 AM

Good luck with that, buddy

Mar 2017

VA Inspector General: Suicide hotline left some veterans on hold up to 30 minutes

John Sexton Mar 20, 2017 9:01 PM

“…queuing a call before a responder answered was not the same process as placing a call on hold”

Oct 2016

VA Secretary Bob McDonald seems fuzzy on the phrase new management

Jazz Shaw Oct 19, 2016 9:01 AM

All of these numbers… they’re so confusing!

Aug 2016

Looks like the VA actually does fire people… if they blow the whistle on the VA

Jazz Shaw Aug 24, 2016 6:41 PM

Dropping a dime leads to plenty of free time

Mar 2016

Close call: VA worker reinstated with back pay after missing time due to being in prison for armed robbery

Jazz Shaw Mar 22, 2016 6:21 PM

You only wish I was making this stuff up

VA finally moves to fire disgraced Phoenix executives… but it could still take two more years

Jazz Shaw Mar 17, 2016 12:41 PM

The wheels of justice turn slowly… if at all

Feb 2016

VA Inspector General sitting on wait-time reports

John Sexton Feb 25, 2016 4:01 PM

Waiting on wait-times.

Dec 2015

VA official: “You can’t fire your way to excellence”

Jazz Shaw Dec 10, 2015 12:41 PM

We don’t rely on “embellished media accounts”

Nov 2015

Disgraced VA executives still qualify for relocation bonuses

Jazz Shaw Nov 24, 2015 9:21 PM

That should teach ’em a lesson

Aug 2015

Los Angeles VA was caught shredding veterans benefits claims without processing

Gabriel Malor Aug 20, 2015 12:41 PM

Red handed.

Jul 2015

Report: nearly one-third of veterans in VA backlog died before receiving VA healthcare

Gabriel Malor Jul 14, 2015 1:21 PM

Dishonor.

Jun 2015

One magical Bronx VA hospital made $54M disappear

Jazz Shaw Jun 16, 2015 12:41 PM

Poof

Mar 2015

Lovely. VA manager mocks veteran suicides

Jazz Shaw Mar 09, 2015 4:41 PM

This is not humor, lady

Nov 2014

New accounting finds long wait times persist at VA facilities

Gabriel Malor Nov 17, 2014 2:01 PM

“Clearing the access reports.”

Among other reforms, new VA secretary says agency should be more ‘veterans-centric’

Noah Rothman Nov 11, 2014 4:01 PM

Giving vets “a warm hug.”

Jun 2014

Can we make every hospital a VA hospital?

Jazz Shaw Jun 14, 2014 1:01 PM

Options

May 2014

Sorry, Mr. President. You don’t get credit for Shinseki resigning

Jazz Shaw May 31, 2014 10:01 AM

Regrets? Obama’s had a few.

Report: $8.8 million in taxpayer-funded bonuses at seven accused VA facilities since 2011

Guy Benson May 23, 2014 12:41 PM

Disgrace.

Carney: Obama? Detached? Such a silly “Republican meme.”

Erika Johnsen May 21, 2014 6:41 PM

Because, Big Government, for the win!

Video: Obama routinely shocked, angered by things happening within his own administration

Guy Benson May 20, 2014 12:01 PM

“Madder than hell.” Again.

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit May 19, 2014 10:41 PM

Mad as hell.

Report: Obama transition team was warned about unreliable wait times at VA in 2008

Allahpundit May 19, 2014 2:01 PM

“Should they have known? Absolutely, they should have known.”