Bonuses for some Department of Veteran’s affair managers are not being paid because of the enormous backlog of disability claims that has swamped the system, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Department of Veteran’s Affairs is witholding management bonuses
“VA spokesman Josh Taylor said Monday that the savings would be used to trim the backlog. He didn’t provide specifics, nor could he say how many people would be affected or how much the savings would be. The bonus withholdings apply only to the Veterans Benefits Administration, which is part of the VA.
“In all, records show that the VA paid its senior executives a total of $2.8 million in bonuses in fiscal year 2011. Three staff members at the VBA received the top payment of $23,091 each.”
Above: The records backlog at one point at the Veterans Benefits Administration inspection of the VA regional office in Winston-Salem, NC. (The piles have since been cleaned up). There were so many files it threatened the structural integrity of the building.