Waste Of The Day: Defunct Veterans' Hotline
Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations,
Contractors working at the Department of Veterans Affairs' suicide-prevention hotline earned $11.2 million without answering a single phone call, according to a Sept. 1 report from the VA inspector general.
Key facts: The Veterans Crisis Line is available 24 hours per day for veterans experiencing a mental health emergency. Trained government staf…
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