The VA firings and the MSPB

There is a lot of confusion over what happened with VA Employees Rubens and Graves and how they were fired or demoted, and then later not only had the demotions overruled, but got back pay and lawyers fees. Obviously people are super upset with it, as am I. But it is important to look at who is actually responsible on this one, and who is not. Most people think it is the VA protecting their own, and just letting people get away with whatever they want. That’s not really the case. This is actually an interesting look at the Federal Government as a whole, because it addresses all three branches of Government, and none of them escape this cloaked in glory.