Utica Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Harassment of VA Employees
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Investigative Press Release
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Department of Veterans Affairs
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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
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Whistleblower Protection Page
Former Owner of Defunct New England Compounding Center Resentenced to 14 Years in Prison in Connection with 2012 Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
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Investigative Press Release
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Former Employee of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Indicted for Stealing More Than $10 Million Worth of HIV Medication
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Investigative Press Release
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VBA Overpaid Veterans Due to Delays in Reducing Compensation Benefits
2021
20-03229-155
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) oversees the disability compensation program, providing veterans with monthly payments because of disabilities that occurred during or were aggravated by their military service. VBA’s Office of Field Operations is responsible for ensuring these benefits are...
Training Deficiencies with VA’s New Electronic Health Record System at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington
2021
20-01930-183
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The OIG conducted an inspection to assess training for VA’s transition to a new electronic health record (EHR) at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center (facility) in Spokane, Washington. The OIG identified deficiencies related to training content and delivery; the VA Office of Electronic Health...
Inadequate Financial Controls and Payments Related to VA-Affiliated Nonprofit Corporations
2021
20-03704-165
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The OIG examined whether VA medical centers have adequate controls for, and provide sufficient oversight of, payments to affiliated nonprofit corporations. Under Intergovernmental Personnel Act agreements, VA reimburses nonprofit corporations for all or part of the salaries and associated costs for...
Deficiencies in the Completion of Community Care Consults and Leaders’ Oversight at the New Mexico VA Health Care System in Albuquerque
2021
20-00716-177
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to evaluate allegations that Community Care consults were completed in June 2018 without scanning and attaching available clinical results to patients’ Veterans Health Administration (VHA) electronic health records (EHR). By...
Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of Facilities' COVID-19 Pandemic Readiness and Response in Veterans Integrated Service Network 19
2021
21-01699-175
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
Pandemic
This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 facilities’ COVID-19 pandemic readiness and response. This evaluation focused on emergency preparedness; supplies, equipment...
Unreliable Information Technology Infrastructure Cost Estimates for the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program
2021
20-03185-151
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The Electronic Health Record Modernization program manages VA’s transition to a new electronic health record system interoperable with the Department of Defense’s system, allowing care providers to access more comprehensive medical histories for the nine million-plus veterans enrolled in VA health...
Alleged Unauthorized Control over a VA Beneficiary’s Funds
2021
20-02071-167
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to assess the merits of an allegation made to its hotline regarding misuse of a veteran’s funds. The daughter of a now-deceased veteran for whom no VA fiduciary was appointed alleged that staff of a state veterans home in California...