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Website
https://www.vaoig.gov/
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

Hotline Page
https://www.vaoig.gov/hotline/online-forms
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://www.vaoig.gov/hotline/whistleblower-protection-program

Multiple Failures in Test Results Follow-up for a Patient Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer at the Hampton VA Medical Center in Virginia

2022
21-03349-186
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to assess concerns regarding facility providers’ failures to communicate, act on, and document a patient’s abnormal test results. The OIG also evaluated the facility’s quality management processes in response to identified...

Failure of Leaders to Address Safety, Staffing, and Environment of Care Concerns at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Alabama

2022
21-03201-185
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) assessed allegations at Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center (facility) that facility and community living center (CLC) leaders failed to address CLC safety and security issues, and that facility leaders failed to fill key positions, utilize unused space, and ensure...

Results of Consulting Engagement Related to Selected Financial Reporting Controls for the Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System at the National Cemetery Administration

2022
21-02924-166
Other
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) contracted with the independent public accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to provide consulting services to the OIG with respect to selected financial reporting controls for the Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS) at the...

A Summary of Preaward Reviews of VA Federal Supply Schedule Pharmaceutical Proposals Issued in Fiscal Year 2021

2022
22-00180-169
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviews pharmaceutical proposals submitted to the VA National Acquisition Center for Federal Supply Schedule contracts valued annually at $5 million or more. The reviews are not published because they contain sensitive commercial information protected from...

Summary of Fiscal Year 2021 Preaward Reviews of Healthcare Resource Proposals from Affiliates

2022
22-00564-216
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) completed 32 preaward reviews of sole-source healthcare proposals in fiscal year 2021 and provided information that VA contracting officers could use to help negotiate fair and reasonable prices. The proposals typically come from VA affiliated institutions...

Jonesboro Woman Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison

Jonesboro Woman Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Jonesboro Woman Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison LITTLE ROCK—A Jonesboro woman was sentenced to prison for misusing more than $143,000 in disability payments intended for her injured veteran husband. Brandi Goldman, 49, was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison today by United States District,,,

Dripping Springs Woman Found Guilty of Fraud

Dripping Springs Woman Found Guilty of Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Dripping Springs Woman Found Guilty of Fraud SAN ANTONIO – Today a federal jury convicted a Dripping Springs woman for defrauding the Veteran’s Administration (VA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) of over $300,000. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Josephine,,,

Surgical Adverse Clinical Outcomes and Leaders’ Responses at the Columbia VA Health Care System in South Carolina

2022
21-03203-239
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to assess allegations of adverse clinical outcomes related to three patients’ surgical or invasive procedure(s) at the Columbia VA Health Care System (facility) in South Carolina.The OIG substantiated three patients...

Buy American Act Compliance Deficiencies at Regional Procurement Office Central

2022
21-02641-229
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit to assess Regional Procurement Office Central’s (RPO Central) compliance with the Buy American Act of 1933 and associated guidance, which requires the federal government to purchase domestic products when possible.The OIG audited RPO...

Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program Implementation Status and Barriers to Compliance

2022
21-00797-248
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a national review of the Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (IPVAP) to evaluate implementation status and identify perceived barriers to compliance. The OIG conducted a national survey of IPVAP coordinators, Veterans Integrated Service...

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