02/24/2021
https://congress.gov...
"Even with the enactment of the PACT Act, which has provided VA with a broad range of new authorities to aid in recruiting and retaining staff, we continue to hear that VA is experiencing issues."
"Congress provided many new authorities under the Choice Act, the VA Accountability Act and the Mission Act and the PACT Act, but we have not seen any data on the extent of which the VA is using all th..."
"If there is any way legislatively we can work with you to do that, please let us know."
"With more than 400,000 employees nationwide, and the second largest budget in the federal government, VA employees are the lifeblood of the healthcare and benefits that we provide our veterans."