...but, then innocent people can be involved and the security of the region of the USA is possible.
January 12, 2016
By Patricia Kime
...Rep. Jeff Miller, (click here) chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee said the audit indicates that the department has a management problem, not a money problem.
“If VA’s job was mismanaging money, it would have a near-perfect record of achievement," Miller said. "Yet despite this and other high-profile budgetary failures, all too often the department’s knee-jerk response to challenges is to ask taxpayers for more money."
A veterans advocacy group that has been pressing for a complete overhaul of the VA health system, including partial privatization, said Tuesday that the IG audit “shows the department is not truly invested in giving veterans more options.”
“This report makes clear that in addition to relying on faulty budget projections, the VA failed to provide oversight for the program, to the likely detriment of nearly 80,000 veterans,” Concerned Veterans for America press secretary John Cooper said.
In a response to the audit, Under Secretary for Health Dr. David Shulkin said he concurred with the recommendations made by the auditors, and he attached a plan of action.
Veterans issues have been a focus of the administration -- transitions from military service, employment and homelessness.
On Wednesday, McDonald will travel to Boston to highlight several notable VA research efforts and collaboration on VA mental health....
January 12, 2016
By Patricia Kime
...Rep. Jeff Miller, (click here) chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee said the audit indicates that the department has a management problem, not a money problem.
“If VA’s job was mismanaging money, it would have a near-perfect record of achievement," Miller said. "Yet despite this and other high-profile budgetary failures, all too often the department’s knee-jerk response to challenges is to ask taxpayers for more money."
A veterans advocacy group that has been pressing for a complete overhaul of the VA health system, including partial privatization, said Tuesday that the IG audit “shows the department is not truly invested in giving veterans more options.”
“This report makes clear that in addition to relying on faulty budget projections, the VA failed to provide oversight for the program, to the likely detriment of nearly 80,000 veterans,” Concerned Veterans for America press secretary John Cooper said.
In a response to the audit, Under Secretary for Health Dr. David Shulkin said he concurred with the recommendations made by the auditors, and he attached a plan of action.
Veterans issues have been a focus of the administration -- transitions from military service, employment and homelessness.
On Wednesday, McDonald will travel to Boston to highlight several notable VA research efforts and collaboration on VA mental health....
