Senior Executive Service Is Meant to Be Mobile, Lawmaker Says

Government Executive: The head of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Tuesday defended his legislative proposal to reassign VA senior executives to new posts every five years and limit the number of bonuses the department gives out annually.

“Number one, when SES was first stood up, the whole idea was that people would not camp out in a particular position, that they would be able to spread their knowledge throughout the federal government, so this is nothing new, this is how it was first established,” said Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., during a press conference at the department with VA Secretary Bob McDonald and other lawmakers.

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