The former director of the VA Medical Center in Washington has been fired – again. But the VA was forced to rehire him in August after the federal Merit Systems Protection Board ordered a stay of the firing. The department’s inspector general found that Hawkins violated the VA's policies by sending sensitive VA information from his work email to unsecured private email accounts. VA FORCED TO REHIRE THE OUSTED FORMER HEAD OF DC’S VETERANS HOSPITAL“We at VA will use the authorities available to ensure our Veterans get the highest quality service and care possible,” VA Secretary David Shulkin said in a statement. The VA said Wednesday that Hawkins was notified in late August that he was “being proposed for removal.”Fox News’ Jodie Curtis contributed to this report.

Source: Fox News September 20, 2017 18:07 UTC