Department of Veterans Affairs OIG

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...

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...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated and conducted a study to assess whether VA providers established androgen deficiency (lower levels of male sex hormones, particularly testosterone, than is needed for health) prior to initiating testosterone therapy and the extent VA providers...

Highlights of the VA OIG’s oversight activities for March 2018.

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection to evaluate allegations of inadequate staffing of intensivists (physicians who are specialists in the care of critically ill patients) and other Surgery Service concerns at the VA Gulf Coast Healthcare System (System), Biloxi...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care—Leadership and Organizational Risks...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center (facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care—Leadership and Organizational Risks...

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 North Texas Health Care System (facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

The VA Office of Inspector General Administrative Investigations Division issued a report titled: Administrative Investigation of Conflict of Interest, Nepotism, and False Statements within the VA Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC.

The former Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs requested the OIG investigate allegations of widespread equipment mismanagement at the research laboratories of the Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) in Denver, Colorado. The OIG substantiated the wide...