Bradford County Man Charged With Wire Fraud
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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
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Raceland Woman Indicted in $1.5 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
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Investigative Press Release
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California Behavioral Medicine Provider Agrees To Pay $2.75 Million To Resolve Alleged False Claims For Psychotherapy Services
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Investigative Press Release
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Former Acquisition Academy Executive Violated Ethical Standards and VA Policy
2025
23-03768-204
Investigation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The OIG conducted an administrative investigation into allegations of misconduct by Judith Dawson, former Chancellor of the VA Acquisition Academy, in connection with an August 2023 acquisition training symposium held at a conference center hotel in Aurora, Colorado, and attended by over 1,200...
Deficiencies in Quality of Care and the Root Cause Analysis Process at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana
2025
25-00400-189
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The OIG conducted a healthcare inspection to assess the quality of care provided to a patient while hospitalized at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (facility). The OIG also identified concerns with a quality review completed after facility leaders became aware of staff’s mismanagement of a...
OIG Determination of Veterans Health Administration’s Severe Occupational Staffing Shortages Fiscal Year 2025
2025
25-01135-196
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act (VACAA) of 2014 and VA Choice and Quality Employment Act (VCQEA) of 2017 requires the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) to determine, annually, a minimum of five clinical and five nonclinical Veterans Health Administration (VHA) occupations with...
Inconsistent Implementation of VHA Oncology Program Requirements Due to Insufficient Oversight
2025
24-01618-198
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a national review to examine the infrastructure and oversight of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) oncology programs. The OIG found inconsistent implementation of VHA requirements for oncology programs. Not all Veterans Integrated Service...
Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Healthcare System in Harlingen
2025
25-00189-199
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 Texas Valley Coastal Bend Healthcare System in Harlingen. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of...
Inspection of Select Vet Centers in Midwest District 3 Zone 3
2025
24-00395-179
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Vet Center Inspection Program provides a focused evaluation of aspects of the quality of care delivered at vet centers. This inspection report evaluated four randomly selected vet centers throughout Midwest district 3 zone 3: Des Moines and Sioux City, Iowa...
Independent Audit Report on Invoices Submitted by a Graduate Medical Education Affiliate to the VA Nebraska–Western Iowa Health Care System
2025
23-02423-135
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Nebraska–Western Iowa Health Care System has a graduate medical education affiliation agreement with a local university. Under the agreement, the university provides the services of health professions trainees (residents) to the Omaha VA Medical Center, and VA reimburses the university for...