President Trump signed an executive order Thursday designating a new office to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection will “identify any barriers that might exist to removing bad employees from the VA.” (RELATED: New VA Office To Fire Bad Employees Will Cost A Bunch Of Money)
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“This is an important responsibility that we have to make sure we protect those employees who come forward and tell us about issues, and we don’t want retaliation,” VA Secretary David Shulkin told reporters about the new office.
“Part of the president’s executive order is requiring us to take a look at what resources we already currently have dedicated to these types of activities and make sure that we’re not duplicating our resources and making sure that when we implement an office like this it’s done in the most efficient way.”