VA regional director announces plans to retire

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Federal officials say a regional director of Veterans Affairs facilities in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina plans to retire in the near future.<br /> <br /> The Department of Veterans Affairs said in a statement that VA Southeast Network Director Charles Sepich has not decided on a specific retirement date. The VA said he has been in his current job since September 2012.<br /> <br /> The VA's Southeast Network includes eight VA health care facilities in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.<br /> <br /> The statement did not give a specific reason for Sepich's retirement.<br /> <br /> During Sepich's tenure, revelations of falsified records and other problems came to light in its Southeast Network, as well as at VA facilities nationwide.<br /> <br /> At a news conference in September, Sepich said the organization was "focusing on rebuilding trust."

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