Federal Reports

EAC OIG performed this review to determine whether EAC complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 reporting requirements for fiscal year 2024.

The Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the results of VA OIG oversight, provides statistical information, and lists all 103 oversight reports and other products issued from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025. During this reporting period, VA OIG audits, evaluations, investigations, inspections, and other reviews identified nearly $3.3 billion in monetary impact for a return on investment of $28 for every dollar spent. The OIG hotline received and triaged almost 17,200 contacts in the past six months—to help identify wrongdoing and address concerns with VA activities. Also, during the past six months, special agents opened 256 investigations and closed 213, with efforts leading to 144 arrests. Collectively, the OIG’s work also resulted in 598 administrative sanctions and corrective actions during the six-month reporting period.

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Augusta Health Care System in Georgia. This evaluation focused on five key content domains:
•    Culture
•    Environment of care
•    Patient safety
•    Primary care
•    Veteran-centered safety net
The OIG issued five recommendations for improvement in three domains:
1.    Culture
•    The Under Secretary for Health evaluates facility leaders for appropriate supervisory behavior and professional communication, and takes actions as needed.
•    The Under Secretary for Health determines whether the Veterans Integrated Service Network Director and other leaders were aware of facility leaders’ unprofessional behavior and communication, and takes actions as needed.
2.    Environment of care
•    The Under Secretary for Health ensures the Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility directors oversee the inventory management system and resolve medical supply deficiencies, and monitor actions for sustained improvement.
3.    Patient Safety
•    Facility leaders develop action plans to ensure providers communicate test results to patients timely.
•    The Under Secretary for Health directs the national VHA Quality and Patient Safety Program staff to review the facility’s quality management program and determine whether actions by facility and Veterans Integrated Service Network leaders effectively addressed system issues affecting patient safety, including nursing leaders’ lack of access to safety reports, and missed opportunities for institutional disclosures, and takes action as needed.