The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (S.1094) last week.
This piece of legislation would create a new streamlined and efficient process to remove, demote or suspend any VA employee for poor performance or misconduct with a concrete shortened timeline, while still protecting employees' due process rights, and would provide them with the right to appeal the action. It would also provide expanded protections for whistleblowers and would specifically bar VA from using this removal authority if the employee has an open whistleblower complaint/case with the Office of Special Counsel.
The next step is the President's signature, which should happen in the next few days.
Lou
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