Lawmakers demand VA fire substandard staff faster

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Lawmakers demand VA fire substandard staff faster
By Leo Shane III
Apr 13, 12:50 PM
The Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System in California is at the center of another accountability dispute between department leaders and congressional critics. (Business Wire photo)

The Department of Veterans Affairs has tools at its disposal to lay off substandard staff much faster, but leaders are shutting down the authorities instead of using them, according to Republican lawmakers and some outside advocates.

Critics point to the ongoing three-year saga at the Loma Linda Healthcare System in California, where an internal investigation found a supervisor abused staff and showed up late for work, but still remains employed thanks to bureaucratic red tape and appeals.

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