'That's a lotta hoagies’: VA manager got a 'relocation bonus' of how much to move from DC to Philly?

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been the subject of intense criticism, and this isn’t bound to go over well given recent events:

The VA paid a manager $288,000 in relocation money for moving from DC to Philly. http://t.co/OfMrLBkJuj

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 26, 2015

Holy….RT @gabrielmalor: The VA paid a manager $288,000 in relocation money for moving from DC to Philly. http://t.co/hZyEE86T5i

— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 26, 2015

Really?

Via the Washington Times:

The Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed Wednesday that it paid a senior manager $288,000 in “relocation payments” when it reassigned her from Washington last year to become director of the agency’s problem-riddled Philadelphia office.

The chairman of the House Veterans Affairs committee called the payment to Philadelphia Director Diana Rubens “outrageous.”

Rubens was compensated for her move from Washington, DC to Philadelphia.

Trying to remember the last time I got a $300K moving allowance. Oh, yeah. Never. http://t.co/FcROhYwr4J

— Doctrine Man (@Doctrine_Man) March 26, 2015

https://twitter.com/PhillipCMcGuire/status/581090890032279552
https://twitter.com/chucketuna4224/status/581091449749544961
https://twitter.com/anangbhai/status/581096820702580736

@mkhammer @gabrielmalor
Should have hired a few vets to do it.

— paul grubbs (@paulgrubbs) March 26, 2015

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@mkhammer @gabrielmalor How many vets could have been helped w that kind of money?

— Dominic Baptista (@nickb4444) March 26, 2015

@Doctrine_Man I don't think I could fit $300k in the truck the army paid for me to move my stuff.

— Jason Kirell (@jaykirell) March 26, 2015

Worth checking on:

Any candidates promising srs civil service reform? MT @gabrielmalor VA paid manager $288k to relocate:DC to Philly http://t.co/QcCUZkOQvu …

— Belling the Cat (@seaelkins) March 26, 2015

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