One year later, VA still protecting and promoting cover-up artists

By Washington Examiner

Published April 10, 2015 9:00am ET

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One year later, VA still protecting and promoting cover-up artists — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, right, addresses a member of the audience's question, Tuesday, March 31, 2015, during a town hall meeting in which the secretary and Sen. Jon Tester, left, D-Mont., led a panel discussion at the Montana National Guard headquarters in Helena, Mont., near the Fort Harrison VA hospital. (AP Photo/The Independent Record, Thom Bridge) | Thom Bridge

This week marks the anniversary of a great awakening in America about the mistreatment of the nation’s veterans.

One year ago it was first revealed that officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs in Phoenix had been systematically manipulating their agency’s computer systems to conceal ridiculously long waiting times for veterans to receive care. Some veterans died waiting for treatment.

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