Congress wants to push through an accountabilty bill that hits the slackers in the VA. The VA doesn't like it. What are your opinions?

SGM Steve Wettstein It will definitely take some work to get the legislation passed first and foremost. If it did it would send a message to senior management, but I don't think that is the one root cause of the problem. The system needs to be revamped from top to bottom in order to fix it. You will a lot of low hanging fruit(s) along the way when you change the system, the structure, the reporting, the culture and accountability. Don't know what a restructured VA would look like yet, but we are working on some ideas - see this discussion:

https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/white-paper-crowd-sourcing-a-solution-to-the-dept-of-vet-affairs

Sure they would have push back, it's their asses on the line. Unfortunately I'm not sure this one bill will address some of the punishment unless they override previous statutes regarding retirement pay. Now, the back side of this matter. Will this cause these senior executives to put out good people to show that they at least tried to fix a problem, like the whistleblowers? Recently VACO put our new by-laws for physicians and in there disguised as a reason for removal is whistleblowing. So a physician voices an objection to a patient not getting particular treatment, like the expensive drugs or medical tests and says something to his congressional representative or senator and he is out of a job. Real nice!

If it deters applicants that don't wish to hold themselves accountable, is that a bad thing?