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https://www.vaoig.gov/
Abbreviation
VA
Agencies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Agency
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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

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center in Florida

2021
21-00272-283
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center. The inspection covered key clinical and administrative processes...

Former Veterans Affairs Employee Sentenced To Serve Four Months In Jail For Video Voyeurism And Disorderly Conduct

Former Veterans Affairs Employee Sentenced To Serve Four Months In Jail For Video Voyeurism And Disorderly Conduct
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Veterans Affairs Employee Sentenced To Serve Four Months In Jail For Video Voyeurism And Disorderly Conduct PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Robert Sampson, 52, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to serve four months in jail for the charges of Video Voyeurism and Disorderly Conduct. The,,,

For-Profit Trade School Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Defrauding VA, Student Veterans

For-Profit Trade School Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Defrauding VA, Student Veterans
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

For-Profit Trade School Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Defrauding VA, Student Veterans The owner of a for-profit trade school has been sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison for bilking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of $72 million and of misleading student veterans, announced,,,

Better Oversight of Prosthetic Spending Needed to Reduce Unreasonable Prices Paid to Vendors

2021
20-01802-234
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

To enable veterans to function at their highest level, VA provides medically prescribed prosthetic and rehabilitative items and services to eligible recipients. In fiscal year 2019, such items—artificial limbs, shoes, shoe inserts, and compression garments—accounted for about $318.8 million, or...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the VA Maine Healthcare System in Augusta

2021
21-00257-252
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the VA Maine Healthcare System. The inspection covered key clinical and administrative processes that...

Deficiencies in Mental Health Care and Facility Response to a Patient’s Suicide, VA Portland Health Care System in Oregon and Treatment Program Referral Processes at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in California

2021
21-00271-258
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to evaluate a patient’s mental health care at the VA Portland Health Care System (facility) including care coordination, administrative actions following the patient’s death, and non-VA community care procedures. The OIG also...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Summary Report: Evaluation of High-Risk Processes in Veterans Health Administration Facilities, Fiscal Year 2020

2021
21-01509-264
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report provides a focused evaluation of Veterans Health Administration facilities’ reusable medical equipment (RME) programs. This evaluation focused on facility Sterile Processing Services (SPS) processes for...

Facility Leaders Provided Oversight of a Physician in Fellowship Training at VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno

2021
21-02070-265
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection to assess the oversight and performance of a physician in fellowship training (subject physician) at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno (facility).In early 2021, Canadian authorities arrested the subject physician for the...

Facility Leaders’ Response to Level 2 and Level 3 Pathology Reading Errors at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, Arkansas

2021
21-01677-259
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

In follow-up to the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) report, Pathology Oversight Failures at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the OIG conducted a healthcare inspection to evaluate progress in responding to pathology reading errors identified during a look...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of Veterans Integrated Service Network 19: VA Rocky Mountain Network in Glendale, Colorado

2021
21-00233-257
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report provides a focused evaluation of the leadership performance and oversight by Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19: VA Rocky Mountain Network in Glendale, Colorado, covering leadership and...

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