Department of Veterans Affairs

On March 2, 2017, the VA Office of Inspector General Administrative Investigations Division received allegations that Ms. [redacted] , former (resigned) Deputy Counsel, Office of the General Counsel (OGC), improperly received the higher locality pay for Los Angeles, CA, while she lived and worked in...

Congress required that the OIG report on the accuracy and timeliness of VA payments for medical care provided under Choice. This report addresses payments processed through VA’s Fee Basis Claims System from November 2014 through September 2016. The Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA’s) Office of...

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 John D. Dingell 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 Eastern Kansas Health Care System (facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an evaluation of the quality of care provided in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Bath VA Medical Center (facility). This included reviews of various aspects of key clinical and administrative processes that affect patient care outcomes...

OIG evaluated whether the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) effectively managed providers’ primary care panels to maximize access to primary care providers by evaluating new enrollee processing into panels as well as the panel sizes. Provider panels define both VHA’s capacity to provide managed...

We contracted with the independent public accounting firm, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA), to audit VA’s financial statements as of September 30, 2017 and 2016, and for the fiscal years (FY) then ended. This audit is an annual requirement of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990. CLA provided an...

This audit sought to determine whether the National Pension Call Center (NPCC) is providing timely and quality assistance to veterans and their families. OIG found Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) management needed to improve the NPCC’s oversight of quality review and training processes...

Pension Management Centers (PMCs) provide benefits and services to some of the most vulnerable veterans and survivors. OIG’s review focused on rating decisions that addressed original pension benefits and claims processing actions related to Medicaid-covered nursing homes. OIG found St. Paul PMC...

In September 2015, OIG received an allegation claiming VA management failed to comply with VA policy and guidance when it deployed Real Time Location System (RTLS) assets without appropriate project oversight. The complainant also stated that VA deployed RTLS assets without meeting VA information...