However, just as Lombardi proved that one need not play in the NFL to be a successful NFL coach, can a non-veteran prove that one need not serve to successfully lead the VA?
First, it is important to note that, if confirmed, McDonough would not be the first non-veteran to lead the agency. David Shulkin, President Trump
Nonetheless, in a recent interview, Shulkin stated that the job was just as much about overseeing a large and complex organization (VA is second only to the Department of Defense, in terms of size and budget) and managing “the nearly constant crises that require congressional and executive branch coordination[,]” as it is about having personally experienced the agency’s mission.
VA Inspector General reviewing Blumenthal s call for probe of conditions preceding hospital explosion
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (left) listens to Alfred Montoya, Jr., medical director of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, speak at a press conference following an explosion at the boiler plant at the West Haven VA Hospital that took two lives on November 13, 2020.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (right) speaks at a press conference following an explosion at the boiler plant at the West Haven VA Hospital that took two lives on November 13, 2020.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Marsha Blackburn Bill to Improve VA Caregiver Program Heading to President Donald Trump’s Desk to be Signed into Law
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R Tenn.) and Gary Peters (D MI) applauded the House passage of their bipartisan bill to improve the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) caregiver program.
The Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures for (TEAM) Veteran Caregivers Act, now goes to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation would take a number of steps to strengthen transparency and communication for veterans and caregivers participating in the program.
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Trump Pressured By Key Veteran Groups to Fire VA Secretary Robert Wilkie
On 12/16/20 at 6:21 PM EST
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie is pictured during an event at the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 2020.
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Six major veterans groups are calling on President Donald Trump to fire Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie during his final weeks in office.
On Wednesday, leaders from the American Legion, AMVETS, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Vietnam Veterans of America signed a letter urging Trump to remove Wilkie following a VA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report about his handling of a sexual assault allegation brought forth by a disabled veteran.