Four proposed firings are not enough to show the Department of Veterans Affairs has changed its culture of protecting failed executives, the chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee said Tuesday.

One of the career civil service executives targeted under the enhanced firing authority at VA announced his retirement before his termination was proposed. Another lined up a new senior-level position with the Department of Energy, an offer that was rescinded after a media firestorm last week.

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