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Abbreviation
VA
Agencies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
The Hotline accepts tips or complaints that, on a select basis, result in reviews of: • VA-related criminal activity • Systemic patient safety issues • Gross mismanagement or waste of VA resources • Misconduct by senior VA officials The VA OIG investigates substantial allegations of whistleblower reprisal against employees of VA contractors, grantees, subgrantees, and personal services subcontractors. The VA OIG reports substantiated allegations of reprisal to the employer and VA for corrective action.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The Hotline does not accept complaints that are unrelated to programs and operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs nor that are addressed in another legal or administrative forum: TYPE OF COMPLAINT WHO SHOULD YOU CONTACT Claim for VA disability and pension benefits, and ratings, appeals, or home loan issues Veterans Benefits Administration (1-800-827-1000) Claim for VA education benefits Veterans Benefits Administration (1-888-442-4551) Patient health care dispute Patient Advocate at your local VA medical facility Tort claim or other legal issue/case/claim Local VA Regional Counsel office (202-461-4900) VA billing issues - Compliance and Business Integrity 1-866-842-4357 Litigation matters Private counsel; applicable court Employee grievances, unfair labor practices, union matters Local union representative, Federal Labor Relations Authority VA employee whistleblower retaliation issues U.S. Office of Special Counsel (1-800-872-9855) Other VA employee whistleblower issues and concerns about VA employee VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection performance and accountability (855-429-6669) or (202-461-4119) Whistleblower disclosures not related to the VA U.S. Office of Special Counsel (1-800-872-9855) Discrimination and EEO complaints for VA employees, former VA employees, VA Office of Resolution Management (1-888-566-3982) and applicants for VA positions Discrimination and complaints related to the Uniformed Services Employment U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Personnel actions/adverse action appeals/MSPB matters U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Disagreement with law or other political dispute Your elected legislative official

Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Poplar Bluff Health Care System in Missouri

2025
24-00608-46
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Poplar Bluff Health Care System in Missouri. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care •...

Healthcare Facility Inspection of the Fargo VA Health Care System in North Dakota

2025
24-00602-33
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at Fargo VA Health Care System in North Dakota. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care • Patient...

Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalo

2025
24-00597-22
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalo. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care •...

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington Highlights Key 2024 Prosecutions of COVID-19 Financial Fraud

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington Highlights Key 2024 Prosecutions of COVID-19 Financial Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
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U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington Highlights Key 2024 Prosecutions of COVID-19 Financial Fraud

Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Creating False Military Discharge Form And Using It For Employment Applications And VA Benefits Claim

Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Creating False Military Discharge Form And Using It For Employment Applications And VA Benefits Claim
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
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Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Creating False Military Discharge Form And Using It For Employment Applications And VA Benefits Claim

Improvement in the Patient Safety Program with Continued Opportunities to Strengthen Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 Oversight at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Alabama

2025
24-01623-30
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a follow-up healthcare inspection at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center (facility) in Alabama to evaluate the status of patient safety program deficiencies identified in a 2023 OIG report and Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 7’s oversight of...

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