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Website
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 White River Junction VA Medical Center in Vermont

2021
21-00258-230
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 White River Junction VA Medical Center, which includes outpatient clinics in New Hampshire and...

Deficiencies in Administrative Actions for a Patient’s Inpatient Mental Health Unit and Community Living Center Admissions at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Alabama

2021
20-02907-254
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 that staff at the facility denied a patient’s discharge requests and did not ensure the patient’s access to a patient advocate. The inspection also evaluated OIG-identified concerns related to Inpatient...

Summary of Fiscal Year 2020 Preaward Reviews of Healthcare Resource Proposals from Affiliates

2021
21-00044-219
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The OIG reviewed 31 proposals for sole source healthcare provider contracts in fiscal year 2020 and provided information that VA contracting officers could use to help negotiate fair and reasonable prices. These contracts allow VA to fill, at a fixed price, positions for which it is unable to hire...

Excess Purchase of Surgical Supplies and Improper Purchase Card Transactions at the New Orleans VA Medical Center in Louisiana

2021
20-00395-224
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated an August 2019 hotline complaint alleging mismanagement of supplies, equipment, and operating rooms while activating the New Orleans VA Medical Center in Louisiana.The OIG substantiated that the medical center purchased about $1.85 million in excess...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System in Leeds

2021
21-00263-246
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 Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System in Leeds, which includes multiple outpatient...

Bucks County Man Sentenced to Over Three Years for Faking Military Hero Status and Stealing from the Government

Bucks County Man Sentenced to Over Three Years for Faking Military Hero Status and Stealing from the Government
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Bucks County Man Sentenced to Over Three Years for Faking Military Hero Status and Stealing from the Government PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Richard Meleski, 58, of Chalfont, PA, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison, three,,,

Biloxi VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing VA Property

Biloxi VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing VA Property
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Biloxi VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing VA Property Gulfport, Miss. – A Saucier man pled guilty to stealing government property, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey A. Breen of the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) South Central Field Office,,,

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...

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