Saadi to replace Connolly Thomas J. Saadi, an Army Reserve officer who has held senior jobs in the state Department of Veterans Affairs for nearly three years, was named Tuesday by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as his choice to lead the department as commissioner. Saadi, a former general counsel and chief of staff at the department, has been acting commissioner since the … [Read more...] about Malloy names Thomas J. Saadi to lead Veterans Affairs