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When the post of secretary is vacant, the deputy secretary [4] or any other person designated by the president serves as acting secretary [4] until the president nominates and the United States Senate confirms a new secretary. Denis McDonough is currently serving as the 11th secretary of veterans affairs since February 9, 2021 under President ...
President Joe Biden nominated McDonough to lead the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. [21] He appeared before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on January 27, 2021. On February 8, the Senate confirmed McDonough as VA Secretary by a 87–7 vote, with six senators absent. [22] McDonough is the second non-veteran to hold this ...
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Veterans Affairs by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of July 1, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 8 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have a nominee, and 2 appointments have been made that do ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–527) changed the former Veterans' [29] Administration, an independent government agency established in 1930 into a Cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs. It was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 25, 1988, but came into effect under the term of his successor ...
The second part of that sacred obligation is ours to fulfill at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and we have more than 400,000 employees who work tirelessly to do exactly that.
The Veterans Benefits Administration has been in existence since the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 1988, when it was led by a chief benefits director. [1] In 1994, the title was changed to Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits. [2] Under Secretary Allison A. Hickey resigned in October 2015. [3]
Robert Leon Wilkie Jr. (born August 2, 1962) [1] is an American lawyer and government official who served as the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2018 to 2021, during the Trump administration.
Hegseth initially was to be accompanied by former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), who is nominated to serve as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and former North Dakota Gov. Doug Bergum ...