VA slow to clean up broken veterans preference contracting mess

By Mark Flatten

Published August 7, 2013 4:00am ET

VA slow to clean up broken veterans preference contracting mess — Legitimately disabled veteran entrepreneurs are the real victims when fraud occurs, said Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, a retired Air Force officer who chaired a House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing on the issue last year. (AP File) | Cliff Owen

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Preventing fraud in the preference program aimed at helping small businesses owned by disabled veterans is finally a priority at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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