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Rep. Jim Moran received $1,500 through a FedBid PAC, but his office said political donations played no role in his request to reinstate a Veterans Affairs policy. (Associated Press)

Jim Moran pressured VA on behalf of reverse-auction contractor FedBid

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

FILE - This photo taken April 28, 2014 shows the Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix. The Department of Veterans Affairs says investigators have found no proof that delays in care caused any deaths at a VA hospital in Phoenix, deflating an explosive allegation that helped expose a troubled health care system in which veterans waited months for appointments while employees falsified records to cover up the delays. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

VA’s ‘corrosive’ culture must be changed, senators say

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

**FILE** House Veterans Affairs' Committee Chairman Jeff Miller, Florida Republican, leaves a Republican caucus meeting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 25, 2014, on the influx of illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. With Congress scheduled to recess in a week, Miller and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, have offered competing proposals to fix the veterans' health care program that has been scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records covering up the delays. (Associated Press)

Lawmakers to vote on $17 billion VA compromise bill

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

A soldier of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, places flags at grave sites at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 22, 2014, as part of the annual &quot;Flags-In&quot; ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

EDITORIAL: Failing dead veterans, too

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, greets witnesses 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. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

VA chiefs who stifled whistleblowers got $100,000 in bonuses

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this June 9, 2014, photo, David and Marianne Trujillo exit the Vetaran Affairs facility in El Paso, Texas. Some Veterans Affairs facilities in Texas have among the longest wait-times in the nation for those trying to see a doctor for the first time, according to federal data. It’s not just veterans who sometimes have to wait for health care. Depending on where you live and what kind of care you want, in parts of the country it’s not always easy for new patients to get a quick appointment. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)

Top VA director retires amid whistleblower scandal

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued an apology after Suzanne Chase received a letter offering her husband an appointment almost two years after he died. (WBZ-TV)

Veteran finally gets VA appointment 2 years after his death

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

FILE - This Sept. 22, 2011 file photo shows Robert McDonald, CEO and president of Procter &amp; Gamble, speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. President Barack Obama is selecting the former Procter and Gamble executive as his choice to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, an administration official said Sunday, June 29, 2014. McDonald, 61, is a native of Gary, Ind., who grew up in Chicago. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

VA nominee has ‘management chops’ to reform department: White House

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama nominated former Procter & Gamble executive and Army veteran Bob McDonald, left, to be the next Veterans Affairs secretary. (Associated Press)

New VA chief must fix agency’s tarnished image

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014, to announce he will nominates former Procter and Gamble executive Robert McDonald, right, as the next Veterans Affairs secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, McDonald would succeed Eric Shinseki, the retired four-star general who resigned last month as the scope of the issues at veterans' hospitals became apparent. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

VA secretary nominee an ‘expert at making organizations better,’ Obama says

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pauses while speaking at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. President Barack Obama says he plans to have a &quot;serious conversation&quot; with Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

VA suspected of punishing whistleblowers

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pauses as he speaks at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. President Barack Obama says he plans to have a &quot;serious conversation&quot; with Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

VA audit: Pressured schedulers masked wait times

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Q&A: How do US veterans get health care?

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Officials: Army hospital chief relieved of command

By PAULINE JELINEK - Associated Press

** FILE ** This May 15, 2014, file photo shows Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will allow more veterans to obtain health care at private hospitals and clinics. Shinseki announced the change Saturday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

1,700 vets not on official wait list at Phoenix VA facility, preliminary report finds

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

FILE - This May 15, 2014 file photo shows Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will allow more veterans to obtain health care at private hospitals and clinics. Shinseki announced the change Saturday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

VA approves more private care for veterans

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki continues to face questions about patient wait lists and calls for his resignation. The Obama administration was warned about "systemic" VA problems in 2008. (associated press)

Louisiana VA staff falsified documents; nurse claimed racial element

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

In this May 15, 2014, photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki speaks with the news media on Capitol Hill in Washington. Shinseki would be granted more authority to fire or demote senior executives under a bill headed to the House floor. The measure comes as pressure builds on Capitol Hill to overhaul the beleaguered agency in response to allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Obama vows fix to veterans’ health care troubles

By JULIE PACE and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Illustration on lack of care for veterans by Willian Brown/Tribune Content Agency.

MOSBACHER: Deadly health care at the VA

By Georgette Mosbacher