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'Outlandish bonus culture' at VA comes under attack in Congress
An "outlandish bonus culture" pervades the Department of Veterans Affairs, with no senior manager receiving less than a fully satisfactory performance review last year despite problems, including long waits for patient care and cost overruns for construction projects, the chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee said at a Capitol Hill hearing Friday. The VA paid out more than $2.8 million in "performance awards" in the last fiscal year to executives, some of whom are now under scrutiny for misrepresenting veterans’ wait times for healthcare. "This is scandalous, even criminal," said Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), the committee...
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