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As the 11th secretary of the VA since it was established it as a cabinet-level organization in 1988, Secretary Denis McDonough hardly has big shoes to fill.
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Can Veterans Affairs officials spot another serial killer hiding in their midst? 3 hours ago This week, a former nursing assistant from the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, W.Va., (shown here in July 2020) was sentenced to life in prison for murdering seven patients with insulin injections in 2017 and 2018. (Gene J. Puskar/AP) Before former Veterans Affairs nursing assistant Reta Mays to life in prison for murdering patients at a West Virginia VA hospital, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Kleeh blasted her as a “monster,” a calculated killer who used available opportunities to commit “evil” against elderly, infirm veterans.
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Affairs officials are promising more focused initiatives to improve minority representation in department leadership positions, but outside advocates remain skeptical that the efforts can work. “To be honest, it’s rather difficult to fully invest in processes that have existed for some time and expect them to yield different results,” said Victor LaGroon, director of the Black Veterans Empowerment Council, said during a congressional hearing Thursday. “I think we’re absolutely right when we say that we need to put our foot on the gas and expect more and push further.”