Department of Veterans Affairs

In July 2015, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) received allegations stating that an unauthorized Microsoft Access database was operating at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System (LBHCS). The allegations stated that the unauthorized database hosted Sensitive Personal Information (SPI) and all...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Providence VA Medical Center (facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the VA Illiana Health Care System (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to determine whether opportunities continued to exist for Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) staff to improve the timeliness of appeals processing. The review focused on 210 appeals in seven phases where VBA was required to take...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) received an allegation regarding noncompliance with contract and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center, Muskogee, Oklahoma, during the installation of a Full Facility Standby Generator...

The OIG conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care—Leadership and Organizational Risks; Quality, Safety, and Value (QSV)...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated controls over the adjudication of background investigations at VA medical facilities to determine whether adjudication actions were timely completed and reliably recorded. The OIG found VA did not effectively manage the personnel suitability program...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting...

As required by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Circular, Accounting of Drug Control Funding and Performance Summary, dated January 18, 2013, the OIG reviewed VA’s FY 2017 Detailed Accounting Submission to the ONDCP. The OIG reviewed VA’s management’s assertions concerning VA’s...

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Circular, Accounting of Drug Control Funding and Performance Summary, dated January 18, 2013, requires the OIG to review VA’s FY 2017 Performance Summary Report to the ONDCP. According to the circular’s criteria and requirements, the OIG reviewed...