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Paula Pedene, Veterans Health Administration

The Office of Special Counsel has persuaded the Veterans Affairs Department to settle with three whistleblowers from the Phoenix medical center. One is Paula Pe...

Federal News Network Staff

October 7, 2014 8:20 am

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The Office of Special Counsel has persuaded the Veterans Affairs Department to settle with three whistleblowers from the Phoenix medical center. One is Paula Pedene, a former chief spokeswoman at the center. She blew the whistle about financial mismanagement by former leadership. Pedene is now a national program specialist in the Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Communications. She joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss what it’s like to become a whistleblower and what got her through the ordeal.