“The office within the Department of Veterans Affairs charged with holding senior leaders accountable and protecting whistleblowers has a new no. 2 leader.”
“Dan Sitterly, who served as VA’s assistant secretary for human resources and administration/operations, security and preparedness for two years as a political appointee, joined the department’s Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection earlier this week.”
“’Having successfully carried out the duties in that political position, Sitterly will resume his career path at VA at OAWP as a senior, non-political official,’ Tucker Brooks, VA’s acting chief of staff, said Tuesday in an email to employees, which Federal News Network obtained.”
“Brooks credited Sitterly with modernizing VA’s police force, improving employee morale and streamlining hiring efforts.”
“Sitterly, who spent 11 years as member of the Senior Executive Service before taking a political appointment at VA in 2019, began a new position as OAWP’s deputy assistant secretary effective Tuesday.”
“With Congress now on high alert for examples of ‘burrowing,’ the VA appointment demonstrates just how complex personnel moves during a presidential transition can be…” Read the full article here.
Source: Senators worried new VA accountability office appointment poses conflict of interest – By Nicole Ogrysko, December 4, 2020. Federal News Network.
