Department of Veterans Affairs

The OIG’s Mental Health Inspection Program (MHIP) evaluates Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA’s) continuum of mental healthcare services. This inspection focused on care delivered on the inpatient mental health unit at the VA Salem Healthcare System in Virginia. The inpatient unit had some...

Agency program officials, chief information officers, and inspectors general must annually review information security programs and report to the Department of Homeland Security and Congress on agency compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA). The OIG contracted with...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture •...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Atlanta Healthcare System in Decatur, Georgia. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care •...

To address occupational shortages and support hiring efforts, VA leverages federal regulations that allow agencies to offer recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives to encourage candidates to accept positions that are difficult to fill or to keep high-quality staff. The OIG conducted this...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA St. Louis Healthcare System in Missouri. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care • Patient...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Portland Health Care System in Oregon. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care • Patient...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, Washington. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of...

VBA provides tax-free monthly compensation payments to veterans for disabilities incurred or aggravated during active military service. Additionally, VBA awards special monthly compensation (SMC) for certain severe disabilities or combinations of disabilities. SMC is a difficult topic for claims...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Oklahoma City Healthcare System in Oklahoma. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care •...