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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

False Statements and Concealment of Material Information by VA Information Technology Staff

2021
17-01980-201
Investigation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an administrative investigation in response to a referral from VA officials about the potential for a conflict of interest involving VA employees’ establishment of a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) between VA and a private...

Medication Delivery Delays Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic at the Manila Outpatient Clinic in Pasay City, Philippines

2021
20-02779-59
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
Pandemic

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection to assess allegations related to delayed medication delivery from the VA Manila Outpatient Clinic (clinic) pharmacy in Pasay City, Philippines, prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.The OIG substantiated a patient experienced...

Fiduciary Program: Some Incompetency Decisions Not Completed, Putting Those Beneficiaries’ Funds at Risk

2021
20-02071-49
Other
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) assessed the merits of an August 2019 hotline allegation that a deceased veteran’s VA funds had been misused while he was living at a California nursing home. As part of its assessment, which is the subject of an upcoming report, the OIG discovered the...

VA Needs to Comply Fully with the Geospatial Data Act of 2018

2021
20-02339-35
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this audit to determine whether VA complied with the requirements of section 759(a), “Covered Agency Responsibilities,” of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018. Geospatial data is information that is tied to a location on the...

Fayetteville Doctor Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Mail Fraud And Involuntary Manslaughter

Fayetteville Doctor Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Mail Fraud And Involuntary Manslaughter
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Fayetteville Doctor Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Mail Fraud And Involuntary Manslaughter Fayetteville, Arkansas – David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas and Michael Missal, Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs,,,

Case manager and property agent plead guilty to stealing federal funds designated to help homeless veterans

Case manager and property agent plead guilty to stealing federal funds designated to help homeless veterans
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Case manager and property agent plead guilty to stealing federal funds designated to help homeless veterans ATLANTA - Camelia Revels, a former case manager at HOPE Atlanta, and Katrise Jones, a property agent, have pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging them with conspiring to steal,,,

Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $276 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2020

Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $276 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2020
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $276 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2020 Tampa – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announced today that the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) collected $276,324,126.35 in criminal and civil actions in,,,

Veterans Affairs Respiratory Therapist sentenced to prison for stealing and selling medical supplies

Veterans Affairs Respiratory Therapist sentenced to prison for stealing and selling medical supplies
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Veterans Affairs Respiratory Therapist sentenced to prison for stealing and selling medical supplies Seattle — A respiratory therapist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Seattle was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three months in prison and nine months of home,,,

Federal COVID-19 Testing Report: Data Insights from Six Federal Health Care Programs

2021
PRAC-2021-01
Review
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Department of Health & Human Services
Pandemic

This report examines COVID-19 testing efforts for six federal health care programs during the first seven months following the declaration of a public health emergency in the United States. Published by the PRAC Health Care Subgroup, the report takes a detailed look at testing data in each of the...

Thoracic Surgery Quality of Care Issues and Facility Leaders’ Response at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, Florida

2021
18-01321-56
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the facility to evaluate allegations related to a thoracic surgeon’s surgical complications including patient deaths and misrepresentations of operative note documentation and the facility’s inappropriate reporting of the...

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