VA secretary admits ‘massive mistakes’ over improper executive bonuses, rejects calls for firings
VA secretary admits ‘massive mistakes’ over improper executive bonuses, rejects calls for firings  
Podcast: Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Published On: Thu Jun 06 2024
Description: VA Secretary Denis McDonough says a “series of massive mistakes” led to his department approving nearly $11 million in bonuses to career executives who weren’t eligible to receive them. “You cannot read the statute and say that this was an acceptable use of that statute,” McDonough told members of the House VA Committee at a hearing Tuesday. VA’s inspector general office, in a report released last month, found the department improperly awarded $10.8 million in critical skills incentives (CSIs) to more than 180 executives last fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices