Posted on 04/07/2015 6:35:33 AM PDT by rktman
A high-ranking Veterans Affairs official who was paid nearly $300,000 to relocate from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia last year was issued that hefty payout as part of a little-known program used to incentivize highly qualified candidates, TheDC has learned.
Diana Rubens, the former undersecretary for field operations, was paid $288,000 last year under whats called the Appraised Value Offer program to take a job as the director of the Philadelphia VA regional benefits office.
Formerly known as the Guaranteed Home Buy Out, AVO serves as a back-up for VA and Veterans Benefits Administration employees who agree to relocate to take jobs at other stations.
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So, she failed miserably at her job, and was handsomely rewarded for that failure.
Veterans must be punished.
Damnit! A free house is a pretty good perk......
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