New VA law tackles agency problems, but also hurts employee rights

The Washington Post: In many ways the veterans reform legislation President Obama signed Thursday represents the way government should work – with one egregious exception.

The widely praised and broadly supported measure will likely help set right a seriously misguided Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA will be able to hire more doctors, nurses and other health-care providers and increase health care facilities. Care for sexual assault victims should improve and some vets will get a “Veterans Choice Card” allowing them care outside of VA facilities at the agency’s expense.

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