'National disgrace': Waiting for accountability at the VA? You'll have to wait longer

Last month, two Phoenix Veterans Affairs employees who were suspended in the wait list scandal returned to work after what amounted to 19 months of paid leave.

In a separate story:

Full story: VA will let two embattled executives keep their jobs, drops months-long effort to reassign them https://t.co/UJimL0VuAD

— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) February 22, 2016

Another day, another lack of accountability:

A pair of senior Veterans Affairs executives at the center of a months-long scandal over the department’s internal promotion system and relocation expenses will keep their regional director jobs, after two failed attempts from VA officials to reassign them elsewhere.

Diana Rubens, Philadelphia Regional Office director, and Kimberly Graves, director of the St. Paul, Minn., regional office, have faced harsh criticism since an inspector general report last fall accused them of pocketing more than $400,000 in moving costs for questionable job moves.

Remember the “historic” levels of accountability (not to mention transparency) the country was going to experience under Obama’s watch? Good times.

@LeoShane I'd say "unbelievable", but it's getting old, you know?

— tree hugging sister (@treehuggingsis) February 22, 2016

Why Trump is winning ==> https://t.co/j2umlYiCRg

— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) February 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/TerrifTomM/status/701822468357488641

Recommended

Three-Armed Iranian SEALS Swimming With Rifles Makes Us Question That Iran Is Winning the AI War

Brett T.

Advertisement

If this had been a "private" entity the perps would have been held accountable. Since it is Government. .. not… https://t.co/TrQtwTDGKF

— Dave Riddle (@DavesDroppings) February 22, 2016

@LeoShane @AirForceTimes dont send them to another VA. All they will do is get more money to move and F the VA again like now. Wow. Smh.

— louTAMUSAJAG (@palace41966_m) February 22, 2016

The VA's mgmt is a national disgrace. https://t.co/Fgx3H8QESn

— Michael C. Short (@michaelcshort) February 22, 2016

@LeoShane They should have been charged with fraud.

— Wisconservative (@CarterFliptMe) February 22, 2016

There might be some accountability at some point:

Story update: VA will let embattled execs keep their jobs. But officials insist they still could face punishment https://t.co/UJimL0VuAD

— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) February 22, 2016

We won’t hold our breath.

***

Related:

‘Can’t speak for himself?’ Aide says Obama is ‘madder than hell’ about Veterans Affairs scandal