June 25, 2014Article

CNN: 5 Ways to Fix the Broken VA

by Jim Nussle

Federal/ 2014/

With the latest reports of fake lists of dead veterans and alleged electronic coverups still going on at Phoenix Veterans Administration hospital, it’s clear the disaster that has become the VA is just getting worse.

So now more than ever, we have a duty to call on our leaders to right the wrongs we have found and prevent more from taking place.

Our veterans, who survived hand grenades and bullets, are now facing a growing threat from three-ring binders and manila folders — and a VA culture reluctant to measure, too slow to adapt and not responsive to their needs.

To truly fix this problem, we must follow where the evidence takes us.