He later served as Chief of Employee and Labor Relations for the Veterans Health Administration James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, NY.

[1][better source needed] During his tenure there, that office received the first Hammer Award from Vice President Al Gore for reinventing government.

[citation needed] During his time there he also received the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service and was assigned to Washington, D.C. for almost a year as the acting Chief of the Veterans' Benefits Administration's Human Resource Division.

[2][better source needed] He also co-authored, Seeing is Believing: How the New Art of Visual Management can Boost Performance throughout your Organization, along with Pamela A. Posey, D.B.A.

[3][4][better source needed] Liff filed a lawsuit against the Department of Labor, alleging that its investigation violated his constitutional rights and caused damage to his reputation.