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Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

VA exploring idea of merging health system with Pentagon

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

VA Secretary Robert McDonald, who took over in July amid a scandal over delayed care and phony waiting lists at VA hospitals, has pledged to stop the agency's pattern of punishing whistleblowers. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

VA whistleblowers tell of retribution, raise fresh concerns about employee intimidation

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 29, 2014 file photo, Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans remain in charge of the House, but it won’t be the same Republicans leading many committees. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, is poised to run the chamber for the fifth straight year, but nine committees are getting new heads, providing an opportunity for fresh faces to make an impact on issues such as defense, government spending and taxes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

VA refusing to comply with Congress on transparency, reforms, lawmakers say

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, questions witnesses from the Department of Veterans Affairs as the panel investigates allegations of gross mismanagement and misconduct at VA hospitals possibly leading to patient deaths, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House Dems reject vet for top VA committee spot, pick rarely-seen Corrine Brown

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Department of Veterans Affairs Acting Secretary Sloan Gibson testifies Thursday before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, outlining actions aimed at addressing ongoing agency problems, especially doctored wait lists for medical appointments.

VA chief says more funding is only way to cure care crisis

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Sloan Gibson, acting secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, speaks about efforts to improve veterans' access to care during a news conference at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo. on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cristina Fletes-Boutte)

House members question $17 billion VA request

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Rep. Jeff Miller, Florida Republican and Veterans' Affairs committee chairman, maintains that timely health care for veterans is paramount over the source of that care — be it from the VA or private practitioners. (associated press)

Lawmakers plan bills on VA whistleblower protection

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

James Tuchschmidt, a top official at the Veterans Health Administration, the VA's health care arm, makes an opening statement while testifying before a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Tuchschmidt said he was sorry that VA employees have suffered retaliation after making whistleblower complaints. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

VA official ‘sickened’ by whistleblower retaliation

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) speaks to members of the media during a break in testimony from Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin during a late night House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Lawmakers say VA must make better use of outside providers

The Washington Times

Richard J. Griffin, center, acting inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs, testifies as the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs holds a hearing to examine why thousands of military veterans have been waiting for up to three months for medical appointments, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 9, 2014. He is flanked by Philip Matkovsky, left, assistant deputy under secretary for health for administrative operations at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Linda A. Halliday, assistant inspector general for audits and evaluations at the Department of Veterans Affairs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

421-0: House votes to ensure speedier care for U.S. veterans

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. is joined by Republican members and veterans in calling for reforms in the wake of allegations of gross mismanagement and misconduct at Veterans Administration hospitals possibly leading to patient deaths, Thursday, May 29, 2014, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Earlier, House Speaker John Boehner said he isn't ready to join other members of Congress who say Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki should resign over the scandal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House vets chair: Senate plan is ‘nothing new’

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Jeff Miller, Florida Republican, listens to testimony at a special hearing of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 13, 2010, at the Thomas Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis. (Associated Press)

House vets committee approves subpoena for VA witnesses

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Jeff Miller, Florida Republican, listens to testimony at a special hearing of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 13, 2010, at the Thomas Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis. (Associated Press)

Rep. Miller calls for bipartisan commission to study VA access-to-care issues

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2013, file photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says a leadership change may help resolve what he calls &quot;dysfunction&quot; at the Department of Veterans Affairs, following allegations of corruption and avoidable deaths at the veterans' hospital in Phoenix. McConnell says the tenure of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is &quot;embarrassing&quot; and that the agency is in &quot;a stunning period of dysfunction.&quot; McConnell isn't calling for Shinseki to step down, but says a change in leadership &quot;might be a good thing.&quot;(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

House to subpoena records in VA hospital deaths

By PAULINE JELINEK - Associated Press

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the effects the government shutdown is having on benefits and services to veterans. About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Shinseki told lawmakers Wednesday. Some 315,000 veterans and 202,000 surviving spouses and dependents will see pension payments stopped. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

VA outlines scope of cuts to veterans

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse.

Golden Hammer: No work and all pay at VA makes watchdog sick

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times