Four Co-Conspirators Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Wire Fraud
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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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VA Should Validate Contractor Energy Baseline and Savings Estimates and Ensure Payments Are Legally Compliant
2024
22-02934-208
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
VA partners with private sector companies using energy savings performance contracts to implement energy conservation measures without paying direct capital costs up front. The companies finance the capital costs of implementing these energy upgrades and are compensated through the energy cost...
The Office of Integrated Veteran Care Needs to Improve Community Dialysis Oversight and Develop a Strategy to Align Future Contracts with the MISSION Act
2024
21-03102-201
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
VHA relies heavily on community providers for dialysis services for veterans, having spent about $1.2 billion on these services from October 2020 through September 2022. The Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC) is responsible for managing the delivery of community dialysis services through...
VA Needs to Conduct Seismic Evaluations on Critical and Essential Buildings to Effectively Prioritize Program Funds
2024
22-00410-197
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this audit to determine if VA adhered to program requirements in using more than $1 billion appropriated by Congress from fiscal year (FY) 2019 through FY 2021 to repair buildings with identified seismic deficiencies in zones prone to earthquakes. The...
Significant Deficiencies Found in VA’s Denver Logistics Center Inventory Management Operations and Systems
2024
22-02739-210
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
VA’s Denver Logistics Center (DLC) manages millions of dollars of supplies intended for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities and patients. According to VA policy, VA staff who use, supervise, or control VA-owned goods are accountable for those goods from acquisition to disposition.The VA...
Greater Compliance with Policies Needed Related to the Management of Emergent Care for Patients Presenting with Acute Sexual Assault
2024
21-01445-30
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a national review to determine compliance with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policy on the management of emergent care needs of acute sexual assault victim-survivors. Sexual assault is an invasive form of interpersonal violence that can have...
Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Fraud Laws
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Investigative Press Release
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Pennsylvania plumbing and heating company settles allegations it failed to properly subcontract with disabled veteran owned companies
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Investigative Press Release
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Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the VA Providence Healthcare System in Rhode Island
2024
22-04037-32
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
This Office of Inspector General Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the inpatient and outpatient care provided at the VA Providence Healthcare System, which includes the Providence VA Medical Center and multiple outpatient clinics in...
Brewer Woman Sentenced to 2 ½ Years for Wire Fraud, Making False Statements to a Lending Business & Making Straw Purchase
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Investigative Press Release
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