NEWS UPDATE: First VA Director Fired

October 28, 2014

We reported on 10/13/14 that the VA was going to be firing 4 senior executives. The VA officially announced on the 24th that James Talton, Director of the Central Alabama VA Healthcare System, has been formally removed from federal service. Dr. Robin Jackson has been named Acting Director while the search for a new director is underway. A big step toward fixing the problem? It’s a start.