The Patriot Post® · VA Fires Four Officials Over Scandal

Veterans Affairs is undergoing a bit of a shake-up for the first time since Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned over the wait-time scandal. Four officials are being fired. According to CBS News, “Among those being fired were a top purchasing official at the Veterans Health Administration, directors of VA hospitals in Pittsburgh and Dublin, Georgia, and a regional hospital director in central Alabama, the VA said.” Deputy VA Secretary Sloan Gibson promised, “VA will actively and aggressively pursue disciplinary action against those who violate our values. There should be no doubt that when we discover evidence of wrongdoing, we will hold employees accountable.” We hope that’s true because treating our veterans with the care they need is paramount. But the Georgia director, John Goldman, had already announced his retirement, so this all appears to be bureaucratic business as usual.