The bill would require management training at least every two years for current and newly hired executives. Image: Katherine Welles/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffA House Veterans Affairs Committee report on a bill (HR-6531) it recently cleared for a floor vote says that senior executives at the VA should receive additional training on personnel issues, saying the committee has “heard numerous stories from whistleblowers detailing a toxic and hostile work environment perpetuated by VA’s SES leaders.”
“Such negative leadership is dangerous to veterans receiving the healthcare and other benefits they have earned by decreasing employee morale and therefore causing a shortage of employees,” it says.
The bill would require mandatory training at least every two years for current and newly hired executives on issues including developing performance goals, managing employees with unacceptable behavior, and material to increase the awareness of the rules and procedures available to supervisors when considering disciplinary action.
“The Committee believes the training would provide supervisors with more recourses to successfully lead at VA. By doing so, the expectation is VA would experience an increase in employee morale; therefore, reducing the employee shortage. The Committee believes that adequate training for supervisors is necessary to fix mismanagement within the Department and ensure that VA has a robust workforce to deliver care to veterans,” it says.
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