“Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said his department has not yet begun any transition work related to the projected election of Joe Biden as the next president, but he isn’t worried delays in that effort will disrupt any service to veterans in coming months.”
“’It’s not going to hurt operations,’ Wilkie said in an interview with Military Times on Monday. ‘We’ve got too many professionals (working at VA). I would hope, if (a presidential transition) does happen, that they would continue with the policies and the reforms that we put in.’”
“On Sunday, the Washington Post reported that the General Services Administration has thus far refused to sign any paperwork officially beginning the transition process, in response to President Donald Trump’s ongoing legal challenges to the vote counts in multiple states.”
“Wilkie said his office will not have a formal response or role until that move is made. ‘And we don’t have that yet.’”
“The legal wrangling over the results of the election are likely to complicate a host of issues surrounding the transfer of power from Trump to Biden.”
“Trump campaign officials have alleged — without providing proof thus far — that widespread voting improprieties resulted in voting swings of tens of thousands of votes in at least five states. Biden campaign officials, meanwhile, have begun naming transition officials and vowing to press ahead with their work regardless of any federal roadblocks…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA transition work on hold as Trump disputes Biden election win – By Leo Shane III, November 9, 2020. Military Times.
