Brian Hawkins

Brian Hawkins, Department of Veterans Affairs

Reinstated DC director of VA medical center argued firing was politically driven

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Despite new law, VA still struggling to fire DC facility director

Federal Newscast

Washington DC VA Medical Center

VA used new accountability legislation to fire DC medical center director, for the second time

Veterans Affairs

VA/Robert Turtil

VA’s Shulkin blows his stack

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David J. Shulkin

Veterans Affairs forced to take back fired DC medical center director

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. A House committee unveiled a disputed plan July 21, 2017, to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to shift $2 billion from other programs to cover a sudden budget shortfall that could threaten medical care for thousands of patients in the coming weeks.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Former DC VA director fired; Shulkin sees improvement under new management

Veterans Affairs