Reports of patient harm and cost overruns have threatened to derail the 10-year effort. But the timeline for other fixes to the program is uncertain. "I am left with this last opportunity to make a difference,” wrote Col. Ken Bode, commander of the 959th Medical Operations Squadron. The VA’s top health care post had been unfilled since early 2017. The nomination of Ray Jefferson to serve as undersecretary for benefits had been stalled since the spring. Three combatant commands are preparing to welcome new leaders, pending Senate confirmation. Efforts to update the VA motto to gender-neutral wording have stalled over the past year. Families have voiced conerns for months about how the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is being administered. Brenda Sue Fulton has been tapped for a key military personnel role, but her nomination has been stalled for months. A move to fast-track confirmation of the president's nominee was blocked by a Republican senator on Wednesday. Load More
