Veterans Affairs secretary scrutinized, again

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 8:13 a.m.

MADISON — The Wisconsin Veterans Affairs Board is calling a special meeting to again discuss the performance of Secretary John Scocos.

The board will meet Tuesday afternoon at the agency’s headquarters in Madison. Board members met privately with Scocos last month to discuss their concerns, and some of his supporters worry his job is on the line.

Tuesday’s meeting was abruptly called after Scocos made a series of personnel changes in recent weeks, including reinstating Bill Crowley as the commandant of the Veterans Home in King.

Crowley’s reinstatement came after the Wisconsin Department of Justice declined to press criminal charges against anyone in connection with overspending at the home.

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