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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is planning to suspend the Veterans Benefits Administration\u2019s (VBA) acting chief Danny Pummill for 15 days without pay for permitting two employees to abuse the agency\u2019s relocation process. <\/p>\n

Kimberly Graves and Diana Rubens manipulated the VBA\u2019s hiring system for their own benefit. The inspector general\u2019s September report claimed they coerced lower-ranking regional managers into accepting job transfers. The two then filled the vacant positions themselves while reducing their responsibilities and maintaining their senior executive salaries. Besides their respective salaries of around $173,000 and $181,500 per annum, Graves and Rubens also got a combined total of over $400,000 in moving expenses. <\/p>\n

Pummill is being suspended for \u201chis alleged lack of oversight regarding Ms. Rubens\u2019 and Ms. Graves\u2019 actions in connection with their relocations,\u201d according to a VA statement. He is allowed to appeal his suspension. The two employees will be reprimanded and receive a 10 (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is planning to suspend the Veterans Benefits Administration\u2019s (VBA) acting chief Danny Pummill for 15 days without pay for permitting two employees to abuse the agency\u2019s relocation process. Kimberly Graves and Diana Rubens manipulated…<\/span><\/p>\n

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