I read the article and I think that this may be one of those events where the President should step in immediately.
For example, asking the head of the VA (as well as Dr. Adelamn from VISN 4) to come directly to his office and put the fear of god in them would be a good start.
In some people’s eyes, it sets a bad precedent because the President is getting involved in personnel matters and he should be above that - but the rot that is endemic in the VA needs to be cleaned out.
Maybe this would be a good way to start.
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I would do the same with every captain of every war ship in the fleet.
On the carpet. NOW.
OTOH, WTF is wrong with Shulkin? It’s his job. I get the impression that he’s not on board with Trump. Trump only has to have a meeting with Shulkin and let him know what’s expected. I suspect part of the problem really goes back to the GOPe and the inability to get his appointments confirmed which leads to guys like Shulkin who are swamp dwellers.
Reagan got involved with personnel issues when he fired the striking air traffic controllers, and I for one was glad he did.