Obama’s VA nominee promises corporate-style discipline under his watch

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/22/obamas-va-nominee-promises-corporate-style-discipline-under-his-watch/



Obama’s VA nominee promises corporate-style discipline under his watch
By Reuters
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 20:13 EDT
By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s nominee to fix the Department of Veterans Affairs pledged on Tuesday to bring corporate-style discipline and accountability to the troubled agency plagued by healthcare delays and accusations of mismanagement and fraud.

Bob McDonald, the former chief executive officer of Procter & Gamble Co, the world’s largest manufacturer of household products, told the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee that he would work to reorganize the VA to deliver care more efficiently to veterans.

In a confirmation hearing brimming with corporate management buzzwords, McDonald said he would immerse himself in the VA’s operations and devise ways to focus each of the department’s 341,000 employees on its core mission of serving veterans.

“In order to retain the trust of the American people, and most importantly, veterans, we must ensure every employee has an action plan in their annual performance review that rolls up to the strategic plan and the mission of the department,” he said.

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Oh goodie, "corporate-style discipline and accountability" is now coming to the VA.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

1. If done right, then it may well work

Of course, the ability to fire under-performers doesn't really exist.