Improving Accountability and Whistleblower Protection at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Creates Veterans Affairs Office to Improve Accountability and Protect Whistleblowers
What it does
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must establish an Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection within 45 days and appoint an Executive Director.
Real-world impact
- Creates a new office inside the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Allows discipline or removal of managers who violate veterans' trust.
- Protects employees who report wrongdoing and aims to prevent retaliation.
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Summary
This order requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to create an Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection and to appoint a Special Assistant to serve as the Office's Executive Director within 45 days.
The office will help discipline or remove Veterans Affairs managers who violate veterans' trust, identify legal barriers to discipline, work to resolve veterans' complaints, and protect employees who report wrongdoing from retaliation; funding is to be provided as allowed by law and subject to available appropriations.
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