Veterans

It’s All Their Fault

It’s All Their Fault

Geoffrey Norman · May 15, 2014 11:23 am

VIDEO: Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki ‘mad as hell’ over allegations

Steve Doty · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

The head of the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, Secretary Eric Shinseki, talks to reporters Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Cascade of scandals has Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki fighting for his job

Mark Flatten · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

Veterans Affairs Undersecretary Robert Petzel doesn't know whether cooking the scheduling books is a firing offense at the department, even as an investigation into the deaths of veterans who had to wait for treatment begins. (AP/John Bazemore)

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VA official doesn’t know whether cooking the books is a firing offense

Joel Gehrke · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is sworn in before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Shinseki testified about a growing scandal surrounding quality of care within the VA, and allegations of falsifying wait times. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Eric Shinseki deflects Senate panel’s tough questions on Veterans Affairs scandals

Mark Flatten · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

Rob Nabors, White House deputy chief of staff, will be temporarily dispatched to the VA to oversee an internal review focused on policies for patient safety rules and the scheduling of patient appointments, officials said Wednesday. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama dispatches top aide to help fix Veterans Affairs

Susan Crabtree · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

There's one thing Obama doesn't talk about: the growing scandal over medical care for the nation's veterans. (AP Photo)

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Obama acts like he doesn’t care about growing Veterans Affairs scandal

Charles Hoskinson · May 14, 2014 4:00 am

The Phoenix VA Health Care Center has come under scrutiny as growing concerns about allegations of gross mismanagement and neglect have resulted in a commitment by the chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee to hold a hearing, members of Arizona's congressional delegation said last week. (AP/Ross D. Franklin)

Secret lists, deaths: Claims roil Veterans Affairs

Associated Press · May 14, 2014 4:00 am

A man visits the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Fort Collins, Colo., Monday, May 5, 2014. Employees at the clinic were instructed to falsify records to make it appear that patients were getting appointments close to the day requested, government investigators said. (AP Photo/The Coloradoan, Erin Hull)

Committee head wants Obama to name special commission to investigate Veterans Affairs patient deaths, care delays

Mark Flatten · May 13, 2014 10:36 pm

Panel focuses on challenges to female veterans

Panel focuses on challenges to female veterans

Washington Examiner · May 13, 2014 7:16 am

Washington Examiner: Complete coverage of trouble at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Washington Examiner: Complete coverage of trouble at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Washington Examiner · May 13, 2014 4:00 am

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, calls for Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to resign in May amid an investigation into allegations of corruption and unnecessary deaths at the Phoenix VA Medical Center. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Sen. John Cornyn calls Veterans Affairs cancer test delays ‘outrageous’

Mark Flatten · May 12, 2014 4:00 am