I’m sitting in the cardiologist’s waiting room right now. I’ve got a great cardiologist. He’s trying to help me get treatment for a cough I’ve had since November. My PC has ignored me.
After appointments I’m going to Fee Basis trying to get reimbursed for pharmacy bills from January. I’ve given them everything they asked for and now haven’t heard a thing. A bunch of lazy Amish. Which, by the way, is 95% of the employees.
The VA needs to be broken up into about 10 separate independent divisions.
I will defer to you on experience dealing with the VA. The question is, what in Admiral Jackson's background indicates he's capable of doing the job you describe? What you need is someone with experience planning and implementing a major restructuring of a large organization that resulted in better performance once the restructuring was done. Admiral Jackson, while an excellent physician, doesn't have any experience in running a large organization much less remaking it into a more efficient service provider.
Had Admiral Jackson been confirmed then it's highly likely he would have been a failure. And the VA would be no better off.