Expedited hiring can save an agency's backside, but it comes with risks

Published: April 29, 2021, 4:11 p.m.

b"The Veterans Health Administration already had a lot of job vacancies before the pandemic. But the COVID crisis made the vacancies more acute. So VHA went to expedited hiring, with the goal of getting people on board within three days of an offer. That strategy get 'em in, but it does some with risks. For more on the possible downside, the VA's deputy assistant inspector general Leigh Ann Searight.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"