President Donald Trump named Karen Brazell To serve as next Subsecretary veterans with benefitsPut the main advisor in treatment and management for nearly $ 200 billion in financial aid to millions of veterans.
The position is one of the main leadership roles in the department, but was quietly unveiled on Monday thanks to an official appointment of appointment with the Capitol Hill legislators. Brazell would be the permanent replacement of Josh Jacobswho left the role at the start of the new administration in January.
Currently, Margarita Devlin is as an under-secretary main deputy for social benefits and exercises the functions of the role of vacant under-secretary.
Brazell was appointed principal advisor to secretary Doug Collins earlier this year. She previously worked in the department as the main director and director of the acquisition for the office of the acquisition, logistics and the construction of VA during the first Trump administration.
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In this role, she supervised the administration of department contracts and the management of the supply chain, managing a budget of more than $ 30 billion and supervising more than 1,700 employees.
Its new role will hold much more responsibilities, with staff of more than 30,000 employees in the administrative administration of veterans and a portfolio of dozens of various benefits programs.
Brazell is an army veteran who also worked as a defense entrepreneur and employee of the Ministry of Defense.
His role as principal advisor to Collins is likely to be the subject of a meticulous examination of the Democrats of the Senate, who have criticized the measures of the department in recent months to reject probationary employees and seek significant reductions in the VA workforce.
Officials of the White House also appointed Alan Boehme to serve as assistant secretary to veterans for information and technology, the replacement of Kurt Delbene. Boehme previously worked as head of technology for the H&M group, a fashion and design company.
Senate officials have not planned any confirmation hearing date for one or the other of the new candidates.
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