According to Mr. McDonald, those who will be fired “violated [the VA’s] values” and have already been placed on administrative leave in advance of a formal ruling.
Mr. McDonald also announced plans for creating a chief customer service officer position within the agency in order to prevent any problems with care from being masked as they had been previously, according to the report.
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