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VA plans ‘onboarding surge’ in November to clear backlog of new hires
By Leo Shane III
Friday, Oct 21
The Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care Center is shown in April 2014. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
Veterans Affairs officials are planning a daylong “onboarding surge” event next month to finalize the hiring of thousands of new employees and find ways to speed up the process for future recruits.
The event, scheduled for Nov. 14, will bring together thousands of human resources specialists with medical center leaders to “push packages through” for individuals who have already been hired to fill key staff roles but have not yet completed requirements to start working, according to Dr. Shereef Elnahal, VA Under Secretary for Health.