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Bob Tobias: Civil reform, Senate legislation and the VA

Members of Congress are talking a lot about civil service reform these days. A bill introduced in the Senate, called the Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whi...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

May 17, 2017 8:32 am

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Bob Tobias, professor in the Key Management Program, American University

Members of Congress are talking a lot about civil service reform these days. A bill introduced in the Senate, called the Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, would put most managers under title 38, taking away some civil service protections. Bob Tobias, a professor in the Key Executive Leadership program at American University, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the long view.