Vet Affairs Paid Bad Boss $85,000 To Quit, Then Re-Hired Him Anyway
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Vet Affairs Paid Bad Boss $85,000 To Quit, Then Re-Hired Him Anyway

By Luke Rosiak Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) managers wanted to fire a hospital director for misconduct, but wound up paying him $85,000 instead to resign “from federal service voluntarily, completely and irrevocably” — then hired him back anyway, but let him keep the money. Terry Atienza was the chief executive officer of the VA’s…

FBI Reviews Allegations VA Lied Egregiously About Hospital Costs
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FBI Reviews Allegations VA Lied Egregiously About Hospital Costs

By Jonah Bennett The FBI is reviewing allegations that Department of Veterans Affairs executives lied to Congress about the costs of a new hospital facility under construction in Colorado. According to a Department of Justice letter to Congress made public Tuesday, the FBI’s field office in Washington is on the case in order to determine…