VA secretary admits massive mistakes over improper executive bonuses, rejects calls for firings

Published: June 6, 2024, 11:31 a.m.

VA Secretary Denis McDonough says a \u201cseries of massive mistakes\u201d led to his department approving nearly $11 million in bonuses to career executives who weren\u2019t eligible to receive them.\n\u201cYou cannot read the statute and say that this was an acceptable use of that statute,\u201d McDonough told members of the House VA Committee at a hearing Tuesday.\nVA\u2019s inspector general office, in a report released last month, found the department improperly awarded $10.8 million in critical skills incentives (CSIs) to more than 180 executives last fall.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices