VA: biggest organizational change in VA history?

New simplified map for Veterans Affairs 
Military Times
By Leo Shane III, Staff Writer
January 26, 2015

The Veterans Affairs Department says that by midsummer all offices should be coordinating efforts along a newly drawn five-region map. (Photo: Veterans Affairs Department)

Veterans Affairs Department officials who promised to simplify the agency are touting major progress after settling on a single map of the United States. If that seems overly bureaucratic, keep in mind the department currently uses at least nine maps of America, subdividing the country into dozens of regional networks and administrative responsibilities for hundreds of programs.

By midsummer, all VA agencies should be sharing the same latitude and longitude, coordinating efforts along a newly drawn five-region map to allow veterans a single point of entry for a host of office offerings.

Officials offered few specifics on what they called "the biggest organizational change in VA history" but said the work will not immediately mean cuts to the 340,000-plus workforce. 

 "This is not about losing jobs," said Bob Snyder, executive director of the MyVA program office.

"There is more than enough work to do at VA. ... This is about improving the veterans' experience."
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