VA chief: 1,000 workers face disciplinary action

Sunday, November 9, 2014

WASHINGTON -- The Veterans Affairs Department is considering disciplinary action against more than 1,000 employees as it struggles to correct systemic problems that led to long wait times for veterans seeking health care and falsification of records to cover up delays, VA Secretary Robert McDonald said.

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