Veterans Affairs leaders on Monday formally launched their search for candidates to oversee department health care issues and benefits delivery, a process which is expected to take several months.
Unlike other leadership positions at VA, which can be nominated by the president based solely on the president’s goals for the posts, candidates for the undersecretary for health and undersecretary for benefits posts must come from recommendations of commissions featuring community advocates, industry experts and previous appointees from the department.
VA Secretary Doug Collins said in a statement Monday that VA Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence will chair both commissions and help find leaders who will continue “implementing a number of reforms to improve VA services for veterans, families, caregivers and survivors.”
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