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Search for new VA leader underway After Eric Shinseki’s resignation, the search for a permanent Veterans Affairs secretary is underway. And the White House is looking for someone with experience managing big systems. Mark Albert reports.

Is Shinseki a scapegoat in VA scandal? Now that VA secretary Eric Shinseki has stepped down, the VA must find a new direction and leadership. Ben Kesling of The Wall Street Journal joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss where the organization goes from here.

Obama accepts VA secretary’s resignation President Obama accepted VA secretary Eric Shinseki’s resignation on Friday. The trouble at the VA could lead to a criminal investigation. Lawmakers want to know who ordered vets to be put on secret waiting lists. Mark Albert reports.

05/30: Shinseki resigns amid VA hospital furor; Ohio man finds his (birthday) calling Hours before stepping down, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki publicly apologized for the VA scandal and told a conference on homeless veterans that senior level bureaucrats lied to him about delays in patient care; and, as part of our continuing series "On the Road," Steve Hartman meets Jim Gagnon who's makes a genuine effort to reach out and touch someone. The 87-year-old retired salesman celebrates birthdays of people he doesn't even know.

John Boehner: Eric Shinseki's resignation doesn't end VA problems House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, says Eric Shinseki's resignation as secretary of veterans affairs "does not absolve the president of his responsibility to step in and make things right for our veterans."

Obama accepts Shinseki's resignation as head of VA Embattled VA Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned as head of Veteran's Affairs. Shinseki had been under fire for mismanagement at VA health care facilities.

VA Secretary Eric Shinseki apologizes for hospital scandal VA Secretary Eric Shinseki apologized to veterans and their families, asked for the support of Congress, and said the problems at VA health care facilities "can be fixed."

Is VA Secretary Shinseki on his way out? With the White House distancing itself from him and more Democratic senators joining the call for him to resign, is Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki's days numbered? Republican strategist and crisis communications expert Frank Luntz speaks with "CBS This Morning" co-hosts.

5/29: Pressure builds on Obama to fire VA secretary; Ukraine crisis could threaten U.S. space program As more members of Congress from both parties called on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign, the White House is finding it more difficult to defend him. As Major Garrett reports, the president appears willing to accept Shinseki's resignation; and, Russian engines help launch about half of all U.S. military rockets. But the fallout from the crisis in Ukraine now threatens a 15-year U.S. arrangement with Russia.

Pressure builds on Obama to fire VA secretary As more members of Congress from both parties called on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign, the White House is finding it more difficult to defend him. As Major Garrett reports, the president appears willing to accept Shinseki's resignation.

Support for Shinseki shrinks on Capitol Hill Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki called the manipulation of wait times “reprehensible” and vowed to “accelerate access to care” for veterans, but at least 25 U.S. senators now say someone else should take his job. Nancy Cordes reports.

Pressure for VA secretary to step down intensifies Memorial Day weekend is putting an intense focus on the scandal surrounding health care at VA hospitals. There is growing pressure on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to step down, forcing President Obama to address the issue once more. Mark Albert reports.

Veteran hospital scandal: Obama defends VA secretary, promises fixes Veterans groups and some democrats on Capitol Hill are dissatisfied with President Obama's continued support for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports.

5/21: "I will not tolerate it": Obama addresses VA scandal; Album cover photographer remasters greatest hits President Barack Obama made his first public comments in more than two weeks on the growing scandal in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Obama conceded some veterans may have died waiting for medical care but said he needs more information before deciding whether VA Secretary Eric Shinseki should step down ;and, for three decades, Jim Cummins took the portraits of some of the music world's biggest names. Along the way, he collected a museum's worth of iconic images, which he is now working to restore.

Obama defends VA Secretary Eric Shineski but vows "accountability" President Obama says "nobody cares more about our veterans" than Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, but adds he will wait for internal investigations to conclude before doling out accountability for the VA health care scandal.

Obama on VA health care problems: "We've got to do better" President Obama vowed to confront the multitude of problems within the V.A. health care system. The president has appointed White House deputy chief of staff Rob Nabors to oversee the investigation. While Obama promised changes, he stopped short of ousting VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell report.

Shinseki says he will get answers about secret VA wait lists Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki came under pressure from Republicans and Democrats while at a Senate hearing Thursday about allegations of wait list cover-ups. Shinseki asked for patience while his investigators look into the allegations, but the Senators pressed him to take action now. CBS News national correspondent Wyatt Andrews reports.

Shinseki in hot seat over VA waiting lists scandal Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki faced tough questioning at a Capitol Hill hearing over allegations the VA covered up reports of vets waiting months for health care. Several senators told Shinseki he should have acted sooner, and one asked why he has not resigned. Wyatt Andrews reports

Eric Shinseki "mad as hell" about Veterans Affairs healthcare problems Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki testifies before a Senate panel on the problems plaguing VA healthcare centers.

Veterans hospital scandal: Sec. Shinseki to face questions over care problems Secretary Eric Shinseki will make his first public appearance at a Senate hearing Thursday morning. CBS News national correspondent Wyatt Andrews reports on the scandal.

Veterans care scandal: Shinseki orders nationwide audit of VA system According to whistleblowers in Phoenix, thousands of veterans seeking a Veterans Affairs doctor's appointment were put on a secret waiting list. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki ordered an investigation of its health care services for veterans. CBS News' Wyatt Andrews reports.

Shinseki: VA confronting overmedication of vets Eric Shinseki, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, tells CBS News' Wyatt Andrews the VA has been examining the over-prescription of narcotics to veterans, stressing that a solution to the problem will require a joint discussion with the Department of Defense.

Shinseki discusses bonuses given to officials at troubled VA hospitals CBS News' Wyatt Andrews speaks with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki about why officials at VA hospitals where preventable deaths occurred received bonuses soon after the deaths were documented.

Shinseki maintains discipline has been meted out over VA deaths Eric Shinseki, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, tells CBS News' Wyatt Andrews that disciplinary actions have been taken against those connected to the preventable deaths that occurred in Pittsburgh and Atlanta VA hospitals.

5/8: VA Medical Centers to undergo face-to-face audits; Thompson Trio honors rich family history through lacrosse Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says the more than 1,700 VA Medical Centers across the country will be visited and reviewed following claims that up to 40 veterans died waiting for care at a Phoenix clinic; and, the fastest-growing college sport in the country is lacrosse, and three young men, known as the Thompson Trio, dominate the sport their Native American forefathers first created.

VA Medical Centers to undergo face-to-face audits Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says the more than 1,700 VA Medical Centers across the country will be visited and reviewed following claims that up to 40 veterans died waiting for care at a Phoenix clinic. Wyatt Andrews reports.

secretary to stay: Shinseki rejects calls to resign amid care concern Calls are growing on Capitol Hill for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to step down amid allegations that as many as 40 patients in Phoenix died waiting for care. CBS News national correspondent Wyatt Andrews sat down with Shinseki to discuss his record.

VA secretary resists calls to resign amid reports of hospital deaths The Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital, along with five other hospitals, is accused of mismanagement and preventable deaths. While the commander of the American Legion has called for Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign, the secretary says he will not step down but will work to repair what has gone wrong. Wyatt Andrews reports.