Raleigh, NC — Today the Senate voted to pass the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, bipartisan legislation that will shorten the process for firing bad employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and was cosponsored by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC). Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) engaged in a major grassroots effort to garner support… Read more »
Miami, FL — Today the Senate voted to pass the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, bipartisan legislation that will shorten the process for firing bad employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and was also supported by Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) who cosponsored the legislation. CVA’s Florida chapter engaged in a major grassroots effort to garner… Read more »
Arlington, VA — Today Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Shulkin and President Trump announced that they will shift the department’s existing Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to a commercial off-the-shelf product in order to modernize the VA’s approach to information technology (IT). Shulkin specified that the VA will move to the same system currently used by the Department of Defense (DoD). Concerned… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is urging the Senate to pass a groundbreaking bill tomorrow that would finally give the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary, David Shulkin, the authority he needs to hold bad employees accountable. The bill was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has yet to take a public… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is urging the Senate to pass a groundbreaking bill tomorrow that would finally give the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary, David Shulkin, the authority he needs to hold bad employees accountable. The bill, S. 1094, was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and is cosponsored by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX). The VA Accountability and… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is urging the Senate to pass a groundbreaking bill tomorrow that would finally give the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary, David Shulkin, the authority he needs to hold bad employees accountable. The bill was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and is cosponsored by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC). The VA Accountability and Whistleblower… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is urging the Senate to pass a groundbreaking bill tomorrow that would finally give the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary, David Shulkin, the authority he needs to hold bad employees accountable. The bill was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) has yet to take a position… Read more »
