Department of Veterans Affairs

In this legislatively mandated review, the OIG sought to determine whether VBA continues to use updated public disability benefits questionnaires and, because public questionnaires may pose a significant risk of fraud without adequate internal controls, to examine VBA’s oversight of their use...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. This evaluation focused on five key operational areas:• Leadership and...

VA partners with private sector companies using energy savings performance contracts to implement energy conservation measures without paying direct capital costs up front. The companies finance the capital costs of implementing these energy upgrades and are compensated through the energy cost...

VHA relies heavily on community providers for dialysis services for veterans, having spent about $1.2 billion on these services from October 2020 through September 2022. The Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC) is responsible for managing the delivery of community dialysis services through...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this audit to determine if VA adhered to program requirements in using more than $1 billion appropriated by Congress from fiscal year (FY) 2019 through FY 2021 to repair buildings with identified seismic deficiencies in zones prone to earthquakes. The...

VA’s Denver Logistics Center (DLC) manages millions of dollars of supplies intended for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities and patients. According to VA policy, VA staff who use, supervise, or control VA-owned goods are accountable for those goods from acquisition to disposition.The VA...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a national review to determine compliance with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policy on the management of emergent care needs of acute sexual assault victim-survivors. Sexual assault is an invasive form of interpersonal violence that can have...

This Office of Inspector General Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the inpatient and outpatient care provided at the VA Providence Healthcare System, which includes the Providence VA Medical Center and multiple outpatient clinics in...

The purpose of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Care in the Community (CITC) healthcare inspection program is to evaluate various aspects of care delivered in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) and through non-VA healthcare providers. In fiscal year...

The Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the results of VA OIG oversight, provides statistical information, and lists all 169 work products issued from April 1 to September 30, 2023. During this reporting period, VA OIG audits, evaluations, investigations, inspections, and other reviews...