Not Even a Criminal Referral to the Dept. of Justice Can Get You Fired From the V.A.
23rd November 2015
Two senior Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials accused of scamming the agency for personal financial gain were demoted on Friday, according to a statement released by the VA. Diana Rubens and Kimberly Graves, formerly senior executives, are now “general workers” within the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) as a result of an investigation that concluded the duo had “misused their positions of authority for their own personal benefit.”
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According to Stars and Stripes, a House committee staffer said “the VA is not taking steps to recoup the relocation benefits and both executives will continue to earn well over $100,000 a year.”
As Jerry Pournelle says, the purpose of government is to hire and pay government workers.