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| VA Calls Top Official's Planned Retirement A 'Resignation' Amid Scandals |
| 2014-05-17 |
| [Daily Caller] The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its top health official's "resignation" Friday despite the fact that he was already scheduled to retire in 2014 and has a replacement lined up, records reveal. Strange, when someone on active duty in the military faces an inquiry or investigation, all personnel actions to include retirement are usually 'flagged' [postponed] until the inquiry is completed. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki accepted Friday the "resignation" of Under Secretary for Health Affairs Robert Petzel amid a growing scandal about VA secret waiting lists and deadly wait times for veterans. "Today, I accepted the resignation of Dr. Robert Petzel, Under Secretary for Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs," Shinseki said in a statement. "As we know from the Veteran community, most Veterans are satisfied with the quality of their VA health care, but we must do more to improve timely access to that care." But Petzel was already scheduled to retire. Hey Dr. Bob, would you mind taking one for the team ? |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 I'm perfectly good with it, if it is a pattern that will one day lead to Champ resignation. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-17 15:11 |
| #1 This is, what, the sixth time they've done this? We've caught on, idiots. It was obvious the second time. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2014-05-17 12:52 |