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Website
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

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois

2019
18-04676-142
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital. The inspection covers leadership and organizational risks and key processes associated with promoting quality care. For this inspection, the areas of...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

2019
18-04673-138
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. The inspection covers leadership and organizational risks and key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

VA’s Administration of the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation Contract

2019
17-04178-46
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

Between March and August 2016, VA’s Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) awarded the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation multiple award contract to 28 contractors for information technology services. The contract has a total maximum value of $22.3 billion. The VA Office of...

Complications Associated with Phototherapy at the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, Mississippi

2019
17-03399-140
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to evaluate concerns related to the care provided to a patient who was mistakenly treated with phototherapy for bed bugs and developed complications. Two days after receiving the phototherapy treatment, the patient was...

Inadequate Oversight of Contracted Disability Exam Cancellations

2019
18-04266-115
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

Acting on a hotline complaint, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed whether a VA-contracted disability medical exam provider—Medical Support Los Angeles—had the capacity to complete scheduled exams, and whether Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) staff were canceling and rescheduling...

Exempt Veterans Charged VA Home Loan Funding Fees

2019
18-03250-130
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to determine whether the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) had adequate controls in place to ensure exempt veterans did not pay VA home loan guaranty funding fees and to refund fees previously charged to exempt veterans. Veterans...

VA’s Compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act for FY 2018

2019
18-05864-127
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to determine whether VA complied with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA) for fiscal year (FY) 2018. IPERA requires federal agencies to review and identify programs and activities that may be susceptible to...

Office of Inspector General Department of Veterans Affairs Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR) October 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019

2019
Semiannual Report
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the results of OIG oversight, provides statistical information, and lists all reports issued October 1, 2018–March 31, 2019. During this reporting period, OIG audits, investigations, inspections, evaluations, and other reviews identified over $3.85...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, Michigan

2019
18-04669-125
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center. The inspection covers leadership and organizational risks and key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality...

Decision Ready Claims Program Hindered by Ineffective Planning

2019
18-05130-105
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to determine whether the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) effectively planned and implemented the Decision Ready Claims (DRC) program. The DRC program was intended to streamline the processing of veterans’ claims applications by...

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