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New Wisconsin vets secretary fires no. 3 official

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 10:02 a.m.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs has wasted no time in firing the agency's no. 3 official.

Executive Assistant Mike Trepanier says he was fired by Ken Black on Tuesday minutes after the board named Black the new secretary.

Trepanier says he was handed a letter saying his termination was effective immediately. When he returned to his office, he says he was already locked out of his computer.

Trepanier was loyal to Secretary John Scocos, who was fired by the board Tuesday and replaced with Black.

Black says his focus is on working with the board and veterans groups to fix problems in the agency.




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SwissChick
Nov 25, 2009 at 10:29 a.m.
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Wow. Wonder what happened when the former secretary was deployed. I heard on TV this morning that he was questioned about some purchases that were made when he was gone. Now the "new" guy fires a "loyal" employee of the former secretary. Huh.

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