| Text of Recommendation | The OIG recommended the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System director ensure Federal Acquisition Regulation violations that resulted when purchase cards were used to acquire the approximately $1.9 million of supplies are reported to the Financial Services Center, and appropriate remedies, discipline, or penalties are taken in accordance with VA Financial Policy, Volume XVI. |
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| Recommendation Number | 3 |
| Recommendation Status | Closed |
| Significant Recommendation | Yes |
| Recommendation Questioned Costs | $0 |
| Recommendation Funds for Better Use | $0 |
| Submitting OIG | |
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| Report Title | Excess Purchase of Surgical Supplies and Improper Purchase Card Transactions at the New Orleans VA Medical Center in Louisiana |
| Report Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number | 20-00395-224 |
| Report Date Issued | Tuesday, September 14, 2021 |
| Report Agency Reviewed / Investigated | |
| Report Questioned Costs | $1,900,000 |
| Report Funds for Better Use | $1,245,291 |