Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014

The Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 4031) is a bill that would give the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs the authority to remove or demote any individual from the Senior Executive Service upon determining that such individual's performance warrants removal or demotion. The bill was written in response to a scandal indicating that some VA hospitals were keeping secret waiting lists for care, the length of which may have led to the deaths of some veterans.

Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014

The Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 4031) is a bill that would give the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs the authority to remove or demote any individual from the Senior Executive Service upon determining that such individual's performance warrants removal or demotion. The bill was written in response to a scandal indicating that some VA hospitals were keeping secret waiting lists for care, the length of which may have led to the deaths of some veterans.