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Bob McDonald, the former chief executive officer of Procter & Gamble Co., will be nominated tomorrow by President Barack Obama to head the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs, a White House official said.

Mr. McDonald’s experience directing a company with more than 120,000 employees and complex operations worldwide makes him well-suited to take up the challenges faced by the department, said the official, who asked not to be named in discussing a personnel move. McDonald, if confirmed by the Senate, would replace Eric Shinseki, who resigned last month amid a scandal over failures of the agency’s medical system.

In a report issued by the White House June 27, the department was portrayed as hobbled by a “corrosive culture.” Its medical system, lacking accountability, has been beset by extended waits for appointments and allegations of falsified records to cover up those delays. VA officials often ignore directives from its central office and reject criticism, according to a summary of the report by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Rob Nabors.

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