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John Mahoney, Federal Employment Attorney

Congress may have handed the Veterans Affairs secretary authority to fire under-performing senior executives. But it hasn't quite worked out that way. At least ...

Federal News Network Staff

October 16, 2014 12:00 pm

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Congress may have handed the Veterans Affairs secretary authority to fire under-performing senior executives. But it hasn’t quite worked out that way. At least two executives faced with serious charges of malfeasance managed to retire, presumably with full annuities, before they could be fired. In this week’s legal loop segment, Federal Employment Attorney John Mahoney joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with details.