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Post by RHMorgan on May 4, 2007 14:45:10 GMT -5
Lawmakers Wants VA to Explain Bonuses Associated Press | May 04, 2007 WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders on Thursday demanded that the Veterans Affairs secretary explain hefty bonuses for senior department officials involved in crafting a budget that came up $1 billion short and jeopardized veterans' health care. Rep. Harry Mitchell, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs subcommittee on oversight, said he would hold hearings to investigate after The Associated Press reported that budget officials at the Veterans Affairs Department received bonuses ranging up to $33,000. Sen. Daniel Akaka, who heads the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, said the payments pointed to an improper "entitlement for the most centrally placed or well-connected staff." He has sent a letter to VA chief Jim Nicholson asking what the department plans to do to eliminate any bonuses based on favoritism. Read columnist Paul Rieckhoff's op-ed (Rewarding Incompetence) on this issue here: www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,134557,00.html "These reports point to an apparent gross injustice at the VA that... Snip...
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