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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

Administrative Summary–Follow-up to Clinical and Administrative Concerns at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

2018
17-05398-177
Other
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

At the request of Senator Sherrod Brown, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a follow-up healthcare inspection on clinical and administrative concerns at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center (facility), Ohio, that had been cited previously in reports by the OIG or the Veterans Health...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

2018
17-05398-172
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Cincinnati VA Medical Center (the Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, South Carolina

2018
18-00412-173
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center (the Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Reno, Nevada

2018
18-00605-174
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (the Facility) inpatient and outpatient settings. The review covered key clinical and administrative processes—Leadership and Organizational Risks...

VA’s Compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act for FY 2017

2018
17-05460-169
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review to determine whether VA complied with the requirements of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) for fiscal year (FY) 2017. VA met four of six IPERA requirements for FY 2017 by publishing the Agency Financial Report (AFR...

Healthcare Inspection—Clinical and Administrative Concerns Related to the Podiatry Department, Lexington VA Medical Center, Kentucky

2018
17-05440-167
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection to evaluate clinical and administrative concerns involving a specific podiatrist at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Facility), Kentucky. The OIG did not substantiate that Podiatrist A performed inadequate podiatry...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington

2018
18-00334-164
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (the Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality...

Audit of the Beneficiary Travel Program, Special Mode of Transportation, Eligibility and Payment Controls

2018
15-00022-139
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The purpose of the Beneficiary Travel Program is to help alleviate the costs of travel to medical appointments for eligible veterans. Under this program, VA has the authority to pay travel expenses including mileage traveled by an eligible veteran to and from a VA-approved facility for the purpose...

Alleged Contracting and Appropriation Irregularities at the Office of Transition, Employment, and Economic Impact

2018
16-04555-138
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review in response to a Hotline complaint alleging that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Office of Transition, Employment, and Economic Impact (OTEEI) authorized printing services that were out of scope, resulting in an unauthorized...

VA’s Federal Information Security Modernization Act Audit for Fiscal Year 2017

2018
17-01257-136
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) requires each federal agency to develop, document, and implement an agencywide information security and risk management program. VA has made progress producing, documenting, and distributing policies and procedures as part of its...

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