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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

Independent Review of VA’s Special Disabilities Capacity Report for Fiscal Year 2019

2021
21-00612-189
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

VA must report annually to Congress on its capacity in five areas: (1) spinal cord injury and disorder, (2) traumatic brain injury, (3) blind rehabilitation, (4) prosthetics and sensory aids, and (5) mental health. This reporting requirement was established to ensure that VA’s capacity to serve...

Failure to Locate Missing Veteran Found Dead at a Facility on the Bedford VA Hospital Campus

2021
20-03465-243
Investigation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The OIG’s administrative investigation examined the circumstances surrounding the death of a veteran on the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital campus in Bedford, Massachusetts (the medical center). Mr. Timothy White was a resident of the Bedford Veterans Quarters (BVQ), an independent...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts

2021
21-00260-232
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 Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans’ Hospital and three outpatient clinics in Massachusetts. The...

Inadequate Business Intelligence Reporting Capabilities in the Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System

2021
21-02609-229
Other
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The OIG is conducting an audit to determine whether VA’s Financial Management Business Transformation Service identified and addressed issues with a new IT system following its initial deployment at the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). The Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management...

U.S. Attorney’s Office presents Medicolegal Symposium to discuss the case against Reta Mays, convicted VA hospital murderer

U.S. Attorney’s Office presents Medicolegal Symposium to discuss the case against Reta Mays, convicted VA hospital murderer
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

U.S. Attorney’s Office presents Medicolegal Symposium to discuss the case against Reta Mays, convicted VA hospital murderer CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of West Virginia, is teaming up with Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, the,,,

Retail Ready Owner to Forfeit $72M for VA Tuition Fraud

Retail Ready Owner to Forfeit $72M for VA Tuition Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Retail Ready Owner to Forfeit $72M for VA Tuition Fraud The owner of a for-profit trade school convicted of bilking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will forfeit $72 million to the federal government, Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah announced today. In an order handed down Wednesday, U.S,,,

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System in Oklahoma

2021
21-00253-239
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 Oklahoma City VA Health Care System. The inspection covered key clinical and administrative...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System in Muskogee

2021
21-00251-212
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 Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System. The inspection covered key clinical and administrative...

Blue Water Navy Outreach Requirements Were Met, but Claims Processing and Procedures Could Improve

2021
20-03938-208
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

Since 1991, veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam are presumed to have been exposed to herbicides such as Agent Orange. The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 extended this presumption to include veterans who served within 12 nautical miles of Vietnam. The objective of this OIG...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Providence VA Medical Center in Rhode Island

2021
21-00265-231
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 Providence VA Medical Center and multiple outpatient clinics in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The...

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