Trump handed off the VA to three Mar-a-Lago fat cats who have been running it in secret - Daily Kos

As it turns out, there are secret masters of the government, pulling the strings without the benefit of an election, nomination, or appointment. As a Propublica investigation has discovered, Donald Trump handed off control of the Department of Veterans Affairs to three members of his Mar-a-Lago golf resort. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1786726

‘Who the hell is this person?’ Trump’s Mar-a-Lago pal stymies VA project - POLITICO

The intercession of a well-connected Florida doctor infuriated those overseeing the $16B contract.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/30/trump-doctor-health-technology-508297

Outgoing Trump administration officials keep sending distress signals - The Washington Post: Analysis

A fast-rising number of top advisers are departing by settling scores or sending warning signals. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/04/05/in-the-trump-administration-goodbye-increasingly-comes-with-a-side-of-gripes/

The worst Cabinet ever gets worse - The Washington Post

Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie (R), who has mostly acted as a sycophantic spinner on President Trump’s behalf in his stint as an ABC contributor, was more blunt Sunday on “This Week”: “He was ill-served right from the beginning by a group of people who threw all the transition work out, 35, 8-inch binders of vetting of over 350 people, that were consistent with his views, that they got rid of, literally threw in the garbage two or three days after the election, started over,” Christie said.....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/04/02/the-worst-cabinet-ever-gets-worse/

David J. Shulkin: Privatizing the V.A. Will Hurt Veterans - The New York Times - Opinion

It has been my greatest professional honor to serve our country’s more than 20 million veterans. Almost three years ago, I left my private sector job running hospitals and came to Washington to repay my gratitude to the men and women who put their lives on the line for our country....
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/28/opinion/shulkin-veterans-affairs-privatization.html

The Trump Administration Goes to War — With Itself — Over the VA — ProPublica

David Shulkin, the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, showed up to what he thought would be a routine Senate oversight hearing in January, only to discover it was an ambush. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., was the sole holdout among members of the veterans affairs committee on a bill that would shape the future of the agency. ....
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-trump-administration-goes-to-war-over-the-va#140520