In naming a new secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs, President-elect Donald Trump has done something he had previously avoided while filling out his Cabinet: pick an insider. Trump on Wednesday named current VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. David Shulkin to lead the entire department.
The pick also is notable because Shulkin is an Obama administration appointee. In 2015, President Barack Obama chose Shulkin, an internist, to lead the Veterans Health Administration in the wake of a mismanagement scandal and burgeoning wait times at VA hospitals and clinics.
