Subcommittee approves $82.8 billion Veterans Affairs bill
Bill includes $2 billion in emergency health care funding.
Bill includes $2 billion in emergency health care funding.
But one key senator says Lester Crawford "has not stepped up to the plate" to address agency's "structural, personnel, cultural, and scientific problems."
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., has spent the past two years focused on civil service reform, improving financial management practices and streamlining procurement processes.
Members ask agency to suspend closures, as mandated in House-passed appropriations bill that is pending in Senate.
Proposal is among 20 federal management reforms that Newt Gingrich proposed before a House subcommittee.
Experts will crawl inside engine compartment to work out fuel gauge problem.
Money would cover budget shortfall projected by department officials.
Agency won’t be ready for second launch attempt for as long as two weeks.
The PIP should be a last chance -- not a parting shot -- before workers get fired.
Undersecretary for Management Janet Hale will keep her position.