{"id":55208,"date":"2020-11-09T15:38:23","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T15:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/09\/va-transition-work-on-hold-as-trump-disputes-biden-election-win\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:43:17","slug":"va-transition-work-on-hold-as-trump-disputes-biden-election-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2020\/11\/09\/va-transition-work-on-hold-as-trump-disputes-biden-election-win\/","title":{"rendered":"VA transition work on hold as Trump disputes Biden election win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said his department has not yet begun any transition work related to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/11\/07\/biden-elected-president-but-trump-disputes-results\/\" target=_blank>projected election of Joe Biden<\/a> as the next president, but he isn\u2019t worried delays in that effort will disrupt any service to veterans in coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not going to hurt operations,\u201d Wilkie said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/\" target=_blank>Military Times<\/a> on Monday. \u201cWe\u2019ve got too many professionals (working at VA). I would hope, if (a presidential transition) does happen, that they would continue with the policies and the reforms that we put in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/trump-gsa-letter-biden-transition\/2020\/11\/08\/07093acc-21e9-11eb-8672-c281c7a2c96e_story.html\" target=_blank>the Washington Post reported<\/a> that the General Services Administration has thus far refused to sign any paperwork officially beginning the transition process, in response to President Donald Trump\u2019s ongoing legal challenges to the vote counts in multiple states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilkie said his office will not have a formal response or role until that move is made. \u201cAnd we don\u2019t have that yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/election-2020\/2020\/10\/14\/how-will-trump-and-biden-handle-veterans-issues-heres-what-they-told-us\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1228795203.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How will Trump and Biden handle veterans issues? Here\u2019s what they told us.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden answer questions from veterans organizations about policy issues affecting the veterans community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legal wrangling over the results of the election are likely to complicate a host of issues surrounding the transfer of power from Trump to Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump campaign officials have alleged \u2014 without providing proof thus far \u2014 that widespread voting improprieties resulted in voting swings of tens of thousands of votes in at least five states. Biden campaign officials, meanwhile, have begun naming transition officials and vowing to press ahead with their work regardless of any federal roadblocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next presidential inauguration is scheduled for 73 days from today. Past political officials have said the time frame between the election and the inauguration date allowed for the authority transfers is hectic and difficult, even without any legal fights and or a lack of cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The effort includes setting the groundwork for policy changes and program priorities \u2014 Biden has said he wants to expand resources and financial support for veterans caregivers, for example \u2014 but also more mundane work like setting up email accounts for new appointees and allowing them access into legacy VA computer systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also involves clarifying the new chain of command for the 400,000-plus VA employees as some managers transition out of their posts and are replaced by Biden\u2019s picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the post-election uncertainty, Wilkie said he is confident that veterans using VA services won\u2019t see any negative effects in coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re a health care organization. Politics doesn\u2019t enter into whether you come into VA to get medical care,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose folks out in the fields are not political. I don\u2019t have one political in charge of any network, and not one political in charge of any hospital. These are career people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/11\/07\/biden-elected-president-but-trump-disputes-results\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20311022755096.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Biden elected president<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Democratic nominee and former vice president is set to become the country&#039;s next commander in 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