Wilkie's move to acting VA secretary raises new issues for Pentagon personnel office

Military Times: President Donald Trump’s shake-up at the Department of Veterans Affairs will also have a significant effect on the Pentagon’s personnel office, just as military officials head into the heart of Capitol Hill budget planning work for next year.

When Trump last week fired VA Secretary David Shulkin, he named White House physician Ronny Jackson as his nominee to take over the top department spot permanently and Defense Department Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness Robert Wilkie as the acting head of the VA. The move upset some veterans advocates, who said the top VA deputy should have gotten the promotion.

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