Melissa Chan is a reporter for NBC News Digital with a focus on veterans’ issues, mental health in the military and gun violence.
A Department of Veterans Affairs regional office manager, who was not wearing pants, cursed out and insulted his subordinates during a virtual town hall meeting when he assumed his microphone and camera were off, his colleagues said. Edward Fuenmayor, an assistant veterans service center manager in Phoenix, was reassigned after the outburst last week, the VA said.
On Wednesday, VA Press Secretary Terrence Hayes said Fuenmayor has been “reassigned to nonsupervisory duties” while the agency conducts a “thorough and immediate investigation.” Hayes said the VA would “hold accountable any employee who failed in their assigned duties and responsibilities” once the investigation is complete. “At VA, we hold all of our leaders to the highest standards of professionalism and respect — whether they’re interacting with veterans or their fellow employees,” he said.
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