Days into Donald Trump’s administration, heads are finally beginning to roll at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Two notoriously corrupt employees in Puerto Rico were fired this week, indicating that more may be on the way.
One is the hospital’s CEO, DeWayne Hamlin, who offered an employee $305,000 to quit after she played a role in exposing his drug arrest.
“Mr. DeWayne Hamlin was removed from federal service effective January 20, 2017,” the VA said. Jan. 20 was Inauguration Day.
Under former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob McDonald, the agency ignored years of evidence about shoddy work ethic, theft and whistleblower retaliation. The VA finally began a months-long investigative proceeding last year, after an outside agency, the Office of Special Counsel, prodded VA leadership.
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As soon as we make getting rid of bad employees as easy in the government as it is in the private sector, the swamp will drain quicker and the efficiency will start to build!
ReplyDeleteThe longer he is in office the more I am growing to love Trump! And he's only been in office a week!
ReplyDeleteI pray the VA will just live up to it'name. VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION. Hire all qualified veterans to run it.
ReplyDeleteThe whirlpool is gaining speed!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Hillary would have rooted the out.......NOT!
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