“… Meanwhile, Wilkie’s future leadership team also looks uncertain. The department’s top IT staff is unsettled, lacking permanent leaders. In a Tuesday hearing, acting VA secretary Peter O’Rourke said the department had sent recommendations for chief information officer and Veterans Health Administration leadership positions, only to see the White House rejecting the picks…”
“Those vacancies might persist. Wilkie promised to appoint his deputy as well as senior IT and health leaders quickly, adding that at present, “I don’t have a list” of people for those jobs…” Read the full newsletter here.
Source: Wilkie looks set for smooth confirmation – By Darius Tahir, June 28, 2018. POLITICO Morning eHealth.
