Department of Veterans Affairs

This administrative investigation addressed allegations that VA’s Executive Protection Division (EPD), a component of VA’s Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness (OSP) that provides protective services to the VA Secretary and Deputy Secretary, was inadequately equipped. The allegations...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts information technology (IT) inspections to assess whether VA facilities are meeting federal security requirements. They are typically conducted at selected facilities that have not been assessed in the sample for the annual audit required by the...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit to assess if the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) effectively managed the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Program to provide benefits to eligible veterans.The HISA program provides payments for certain medically...

In November 2021, Congress passed the VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021 (Transparency Act) to provide oversight of VA’s spending of COVID-19–related emergency relief funding. To comply, VA must provide a detailed plan to Congress outlining its intent and justification for obligating and expending...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this audit to determine whether VA complied with the law governing geospatial data and to follow up on recommendations from its inaugural report. VA uses geospatial data to support budget, strategic planning, and policy decisions for benefits and...

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides disability compensation benefits to eligible veterans and may require medical examinations to determine the severity of their conditions. Some conditions may change or improve over time, which may require veterans to be reexamined. In a July 2018...

Boiler plants are essential to operating VA medical facilities. If boilers are not properly inspected, updated, and maintained, they may fail, putting veteran and employee safety at risk and disrupting patients’ access to care.The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) established a policy to safely...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report highlights the results of a focused evaluation of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities’ care coordination programs related to inter-facility patient transfers. The report describes findings from...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection related to community care coordination delays for a patient with oral cancer at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (facility) in Fayetteville, Arkansas.The OIG determined that the facility’s Office of Community...

During a prior review, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) discovered three scenarios in which the VA improperly collected debts from veterans without first providing them with legally required notice and due process and notified VA. This management advisory memorandum gives VA the information...