Cheryl Mason, an adviser to VA Secretary Doug Collins and 28-year employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs , was confirmed Thursday to become the department's top watchdog. The Senate approved Mason's nomination in a 53-45 vote Thursday that fell along party lines. During Mason's confirmation hearing in June, Democrats had raised concerns over her role since January as a senior adviser to the secretary, but ultimately, they did not have the votes to block Mason's appointment as the VA's