Two Former VA Employees Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Honest Services 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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Scotia Man Sentenced for Groping a Nursing Student at Stratton VA
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Investigative Press Release
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Federal Law Enforcement Officer Charged With Falsifying Military Records To Take Hundreds Of Free Flights
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The Causes and Conditions That Led to a $12 Billion Supplemental Funding Request
2025
24-03127-66
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
In July 2024, VA informed Congress that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) might need an additional $12 billion in funding in fiscal year (FY) 2025 to support medical care for the last three months of FY 2024 and all of FY 2025—primarily for community care, staffing, prosthetics, and pharmacy...
Care Failures for a Patient with Alcohol Withdrawal at the Hampton VA Medical Center in Virginia
2025
24-02232-87
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection in response to a congressional referral regarding the care of a patient who was admitted for alcohol withdrawal and later died at the Hampton VA Medical Center (facility) in Virginia. The OIG identified failures in the...
Care in the Community Inspection of South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16) and Selected VA Medical Centers
2025
24-00823-68
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Care in the Community healthcare inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of community care processes at eight South Central VA Health Care Network Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 16 medical facilities with a community...
Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Dublin Healthcare System in Georgia
2025
24-00592-60
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 Dublin Healthcare System in Georgia. This evaluation focused on five key content domains: • Culture • Environment of care • Patient safety...
Ensuring Grantee Compliance with Veteran Care and Safety Requirements in Transitional Housing: Lessons Learned from San Diego
2025
22-03076-65
Investigation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Grant and Per Diem (GPD) program funds community-based transitional housing for veterans experiencing homelessness. An OIG administrative investigation examined VHA’s oversight of the Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD), a GPD program grantee providing drug...
Financial Efficiency Inspection of the VA Tampa Healthcare System
2025
24-00103-27
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this inspection to assess the oversight and stewardship of funds by the VA Tampa Healthcare System. This inspection assessed four financial activities and administrative processes to determine whether appropriate controls and oversight were in place...
Staff Mitigated the Impact of Appointment Cancellations in a Mental Health Clinic at the VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System in Fort Wayne
2025
24-01535-55
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to assess clinic cancellation practices at a VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System (system) mental health clinic in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The OIG found that mental health leaders and a social work supervisor used a standard...