“The only way to fix the issues is to come out and talk about what those problems are,” VA Secretary David Shulkin said. On Monday, The Associated Press reported that the government will open dozens of new investigations into drug and opioid thefts from veterans’ care facilities by employees. Inventory systems at several VA facilities are woefully out of date, and employee accountability is "clearly broken," Shulkin said. Veterans' groups worry the Trump administration is seeking to expand Choice to the detriment of core VA programs. Besides Choice, Shulkin said he was seeking to implement two other campaign priorities -- a VA accountability office, established by executive order last month, and a White House hotline to receive veterans' complaints.

Source: Fox News May 31, 2017 16:18 UTC