By Peter Urban
The next head of the Veterans Benefits Administration must ensure that veterans do not face long delays in receiving the benefits they have earned, say Sen. Dean Heller and Rep. Dina Titus.
The two Nevada lawmakers are hoping that President Barack Obama quickly selects a competent replacement for Allison Hickey, who on Friday quit her job as head of the administration that oversees delivery of benefits to more than 12 million veterans and their families. She no longer works for the VA.
Hickey had faced heavy criticism from some veterans groups and lawmakers on Capitol Hill over the agency’s management failures. She was also scheduled to appear this week at a congressional hearing over a recent Inspector General report that found the agency had misused a taxpayer-funded employee relocation program to circumvent a prohibition on bonuses and pay hikes for some executives.
“The VA needs to move quickly to hire the most qualified person possible so we can address the growing appeals backlog,” said Titus, D, who serves on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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