Obama nominates new Veterans Affairs inspector general

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seal hangs on the facade at the headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, May 10, 2013. The department's funding has jumped more than 40 percent to about $140 billion this year, compared with fiscal 2009, a boost to help the agency cope with a surge of new veterans returning home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seal hangs on the facade at the headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, May 10, 2013. The department's funding has jumped more than 40 percent to about $140 billion this year, compared with fiscal 2009, a boost to help the agency cope with a surge of new veterans returning home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

By Leo Shane III

After almost two years of waiting, staffers at the Veterans Affairs Department’s watchdog office may finally be getting a new boss.

On Friday, President Obama nominated attorney Michael Missal to take over as VAā€™s inspector general. Missal previously worked as a senior counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and has worked on a number of federal and congressional investigations.

In a statement to USA Today, a White House official said Missal was tapped for the post in part because of his ā€œproven record of expertly leading prominent, sensitive, and extensive investigations.ā€hire vets

Attention on the work of the VA IGĀ office has intensified over the last year, since the department was overwhelmed in spring 2014 by accusations of records manipulation and widespread mismanagement at its regional offices.

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