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Bob McDonald To Head Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Former P&G CEO takes over scandal-riddled bureaucracy.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Some jobs are even bigger than leading the biggest consumer products company on the planet. President Barack Obama will nominate Bob McDonald, former CEO of Procter & Gamble, to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA, a massive bureaucracy with more than 300,000 full-time employees, is under fire over allegations of alarming shortcomings at its medical facilities. President Obama's choice still must be approved by Congress, but McDonald has plenty of supporters. House Speaker...

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