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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 ...
Denis Richard McDonough (born December 2, 1969) is an American government official serving under President Joe Biden since 2021 as the eleventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. [ 1 ] McDonough served in the Obama administration as chief of staff at the National Security Council from 2009 to 2010 and as Deputy National Security ...
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 170 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country. Non-healthcare benefits include disability ...
By the end of Secretary McDonald's tenure, Veterans at all VA Medical Centers had access to same-day services in primary care and mental health care. [39] In November 2016, nearly 97 percent of Veteran appointments were being completed within 30 days of the clinically indicated or Veteran's preferred date [ 40 ] and 85 percent were being ...
After the nomination was withdrawn, Joshua Jacobs became the acting under secretary while serving as the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, from July 25, 2022 to April 26, 2023. He replaced Thomas J. Murphy, who is the director of the Northeast District, Veterans Benefits Administration. Murphy served as acting Undersecretary ...
Tran worked for Square D Power Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1]He worked for the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee from 1995 to 2001. [2]On January 20, 2021, following the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Tran was selected to act as interim United States secretary of veterans affairs, pending the confirmation of nominee Denis McDonough by the United States Senate.
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.
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 ...