Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie fired VA deputy secretary James Byrne Feb. 3 due to "loss of confidence," just months after the Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Byrne to the job. Wilkie announced Byrne's immediate dismissal in a two-sentence news release Monday afternoon. Byrne's bio had been already removed from the VA website by the time of the announcement. Read more on Military.com.
VA Deputy Secretary Fired After Less Than 5 Months on Job
