“The Veterans Affairs Department says it’s cut positions at its central office in Washington, D.C. by 10 percent, while also consolidating mental health, primary care and geriatrics policy, and operations functions.”
“It’s part of the department’s efforts to eliminate bureaucracy and streamline decision-making — and remove itself from the Government Accountability Office’s biennial High-Risk List, VA announced Monday.”
“The agency said it recently submitted a comprehensive plan to GAO, which outlined VA’s efforts to address five specific risk areas when it added VA health care to the High-Risk List back in 2015…”
“In addition to VA’s efforts to cut unnecessary positions and functions from its central office, the department said its High-Risk removal plan includes four other broad areas: Reducing ambiguity and red tape; strengthening internal oversight and accountability; modernizing information technology support…”
“Paul Lawrence, the president’s nominee to lead the Veterans Benefits Administration, helped VA craft its official response last year to the administration’s reorganization executive order…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA cuts central office positions by 10 percent – By Nicole Ogrysko, April 16, 2018. Federal News Radio.
